Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 質量, from Chinese 質量 ‎(“quality”), from Japanese 質量 ‎(shitsuryō, “quantity and quality”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɜʔt̚˧ˀ˦ l̪ɨ̞̠ɜŋ˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɜʔk̚˦˥ lɨ̞̠ɜŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻ɜʔk̚˦ˀ˥ l̻ʲɨ̞̠ɜŋ˨ˀ˧ʔ]