chữ cứng
Vietnamese
Etymology
chữ (“character”) + cứng (“hard”). Possibly a calque of Japanese 片仮名 (katakana), with reinterpretation of 片 (kata) as if it is from 固い (katai, “hard”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ kɨŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨ˧˨ kɨŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨ˨˩˦ kɨŋ˦˥]
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