xúc xích

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French saucisse.

The expected form after borrowing would be *xốt-xít or *xô-xít. It is possible that the present form is from a Southern dialect with final -t > -k.

The transformation of the close-mid vowel /o/ to the close vowel /u/ is inexplicable.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ sïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ sɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ sɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây) xúc xích

sausage

See also

lạp xưởng (“lap cheong, Chinese sausage”)
dồi (“blood sausage”)

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