vonfam

Vietnamese

Chemical element
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Alternative forms

• vônfram

Etymology

From French wolfram. The r is ignored in some transcriptions. Compare gam, gram.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [von˧˧ faːm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [voŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [voŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧] ~ [joŋ˧˧ faːm˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: vôn pham

Noun

vonfam

1. tungsten (chemical element)