game

trò chơi điện tử
trò chơi điện tử#Vietnamese

(video games) Synonym of trò chơi điện tử (“a video game”)


trâu

From Northern Middle Vietnamese tlâu, from Proto-Vietic *c-luː. Cognate with North Central Vietnamese tru, Muong tlu, Old Mon jlow (“ox, bull, cattle”) (whence Mon ဂၠဴ, Nyah Kur chǝlòw), Mang løː⁶ and Phong-Kniang jlǝːw.
Khmer ឆ្លូវ (chləw, “Year of the Ox”) was borrowed from a Vietic variety, and thus is not an inherited cognate of the terms listed above.

tâu

certain coastal Northern dialects, endangered

tu

certain coastal North Central dialects, endangered

dialects with /ʈ/-/t/ merger, no diphthongization

Con boss game này trâu quá.

This game's boss is super tough (to beat).

(slang, video games) enduring; tough; hard


máu

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-máu.wav

From Middle Vietnamese 昴 (mấu, máu), 泖 (mấu, máu), 𧖰 (mấu, máu), 𧖱 (mấu, máu), from Proto-Vietic *t-muːʔ (“sap”).


phần mềm

[fəŋ˦˩ mem˦˩]

[fəŋ˨˩ mem˨˩]

phần (“part”) + mềm (“soft”), calque of English software.


chuỗi

head

𠁻, 𦀵, 𥣽, 𫡍, 𫡎

vi-noun

𠁻, 𦀵, 𥣽, 𫡍, 𫡎


chương trình

[t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]

[t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧ ʈɨn˦˩]

[cɨəŋ˧˧ ʈɨn˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 章程 (“rule; regulation”).

vi-etym-sino

(computing, especially software) a program


kết giới

[ket̚˧˦ zəːj˧˦]

[ket̚˦˧˥ jəːj˨˩˦]

[kəːt̚˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-kết giới.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結界, from Japanese 結界, introduced in Japanese manga

(fiction, fantasy, manga, anime, video games) energy barrier/shield, forcefield


lập trình

[ləp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]

[ləp̚˨˩ʔ ʈɨn˦˩]

[ləp̚˨˩˨ ʈɨn˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 立程, composed of 立 (“to establish”) and 程 (“program”).


ứng dụng

[ʔɨŋ˧˦ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɨŋ˦˥ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ứng dụng.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 應用 (“application”). Also, a semantic loan from English application.


cuồng sát

[kuəŋ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]

[kuəŋ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]

[kuəŋ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]

[kuəŋ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥]

[kuəŋ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

From cuồng (狂) (“crazy”) + sát (殺) (“to kill”), probable calque of Chinese 殺人狂／杀人狂 (sát nhân cuồng).

cal

<i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">sát nhân</i> cuồng

(video games, slang) to have a strong urge to kill


lập trình viên

[ləp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ viən˧˧]

[ləp̚˨˩ʔ ʈɨn˦˩ viəŋ˧˧]

[ləp̚˨˩˨ ʈɨn˨˩ viəŋ˧˧]

[ləp̚˨˩˨ ʈɨn˨˩ jiəŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 立程 (“to program; to code”) and 員 (“-er; -ist”).

vi-etym-sino

(programming, software) a programmer; a coder


thủ

cơ thủ

kì thủ

game thủ


công cụ

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ku˧˨ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʊw˨˩ʔ]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʊw˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-công cụ.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 工具, composed of 工 (“work”) and 具 (“tool”).

công cụ đồ đá

thanh công cụ


chơi điện tử

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]

[cəːj˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]

Clipping of trò chơi điện tử (“video game”)


kích hoạt

[kïk̟̚˧˦ hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[kɨt̚˦˧˥ hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[kɨt̚˦˥ waːk̚˨˩˨]

(transitive; biology, physics, chemistry, software or figuratively) to activate


tham số

[tʰaːm˧˧ ʂow˨˩˦]

[tʰaːm˧˧ ʂow˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-tham số.wav


trình duyệt

[t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ zwiət̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɨn˦˩ jwiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɨn˨˩ j⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]

Blend of chương trình (“program”) + duyệt (“to browse”). Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 呈閱 (“to present for perusal”).


tin học

A Vietnamese coinage, from tin (“news; information”) + -học (“-ics; -logy; -graphy”), hypothetically equivalent to a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 信學 (SV: tín học).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">tín học</i>

vi-etym-sino

(secondary education) rudimentary high school training for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and computer science (which roughly covers numeral systems, algorithms and coding)


trang chủ

[t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]

[ʈaːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]

[ʈaːŋ˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]

trang (“page”) + chủ (“master; main”), calque of English home page.


nguồn mở

[ŋuən˨˩ məː˧˩]

[ŋuəŋ˦˩ məː˧˨]

[ŋuəŋ˨˩ məː˨˩˦]

nguồn (“source”) + mở (“open”), calque of English open-source


đối số

[ʔɗoj˧˦ so˧˦]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ ʂow˨˩˦]

[ʔɗoj˨˩˦ sow˨˩˦]

[ʔɗoj˦˥ ʂow˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-đối số.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對數 (“logarithm”).


cấu hình

[kəw˧˦ hïŋ˨˩]

[kəw˨˩˦ hɨn˦˩]

[kəw˦˥ hɨn˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 構形, composed of 構 and 形.


tính năng

[tïŋ˧˦ naŋ˧˧]

[tɨn˦˧˥ naŋ˧˧]

[tɨn˦˥ naŋ˧˧]

Máy này không có tính năng đó.

(machinery, software) a function or feature


đồng bộ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同步, composed of 同 (“same”) and 步 (“pace”).

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

(mechanics, electronics, software) synchronous


bảo bối

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ ʔɓoj˧˦]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ ʔɓoj˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʔɓoj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶貝 (“precious shell”), from Chinese 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi). See also Chinese 神奇寶貝／神奇宝贝 (Thần kì Bảo bối, “Pokémon”, literally “Magical Babies”).

cog

(uncommon, in translations from Chinese bootleg DVDs) Short for bảo bối thần kì (“Pokémon”).


cờ rắc

[kəː˨˩ zak̚˧˦]

[kəː˦˩ ʐak̚˦˧˥]

[kəː˨˩ ɹak̚˦˥]


cờ rắc

[kəː˨˩ zak̚˧˦]

[kəː˦˩ ʐak̚˦˧˥]

[kəː˨˩ ɹak̚˦˥]


kĩ thuật phần mềm

[ki˦ˀ˥ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ fən˨˩ mem˨˩]

[kɪj˧˨ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ fəŋ˦˩ mem˦˩]

[kɪj˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ fəŋ˨˩ mem˨˩]

kĩ thuật (“engineering”) + phần mềm (“software”), calque of English software engineering.

com

software engineering
software engineering#English

(software engineering) software engineering


ngôn ngữ lập trình

[ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ ləp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]

[ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨ ləp̚˨˩ʔ ʈɨn˦˩]

[ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦ ləp̚˨˩˨ ʈɨn˨˩]

ngôn ngữ (“language”) + lập trình (“to program; programming”).

programming language
programming language


trò chơi nhịp điệu

[t͡ɕɔ˨˩ t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɔ˦˩ t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɔ˨˩ cəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˨˩˨ ʔɗiw˨˩˨]

trò chơi (“game”) + nhịp điệu (“rhythm”).


game thủ

[ɣem˧˧ tʰu˧˩]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰu˧˩]

[ɣem˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[ɣem˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

game (“video game”) + -thủ (“-er”), calque of English gamer