ét-sì
See also: etsi and ETSI
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French esse. The letters S and s represent /ʂ/ in Vietnamese, therefore their name was modeled to orthographically reflect that fact, rather than the original French pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛt̚˧˦ si˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛt̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩] ~ [ʔɛk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩]
Noun
ét-sì
- The name of the Latin-script letter S.
Synonyms
- ét; sờ; sờ nặng