Mi-chê
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French Michée. The <ch> represents a postalveolar fricative [ʃ] in modern French, meaning this is partially an orthographic borrowing from French, used probably because <s> is already reserved for the French alveolar fricative [s].
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˧ t͡ɕej˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˧ cej˧˧]
Proper noun[edit]
Mi-chê
- (biblical, Protestantism) Alternative form of Mi-kha (“Micah”)