lân cận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鄰近.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˧˧ kən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧ kəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˧ kəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lân cận

1. (formal, of a region) adjacent; nearby; proximate

   ...và các vùng lân cận

   ...and nearby regions

Noun

lân cận

1. (mathematics) a neighborhood (a kind of topological function in geometry)