thuỷ âm
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thủy âm
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 始 (“initial”) and 音 (“sound”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ ʔəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ ʔəm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ʔəm˧˧]
Noun
thuỷ âm
- (phonetics) initial