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˦˥]

Noun

chữ cứng

1. katakana

See also

• chữ mềm