xờ nhẹ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
xờ (“ex”) + nhẹ (“lightweight”). Since ‹x› properly represents an alveolar /s/ which feels "light" as opposed to a retroflex /ʂ/ represented by ‹s›, this name may be used by those (usually northerners) who don't distinguish the two sounds to distinguish the two letters in writing.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˨˩ ɲɛ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [səː˦˩ ɲɛ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [səː˨˩ ɲɛ˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- (informal) The name of the Latin-script letter X.