khẩu ngữ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 口語, composed of 口 (“mouth”) and 語 (“speech”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
khẩu ngữ
- spoken language, especially colloquialism
- Synonym: văn nói
- Antonym: văn viết