sờ nặng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sờ (“ess”) + nặng (“heavy”). Since ‹s› properly represents a retroflex /ʂ/ which feels "heavy" as opposed to an alveolar /s/ represented by ‹x›, 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˨˩ naŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˦˩ naŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [səː˦˩ naŋ˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩ naŋ˨˩˨] ~ [səː˨˩ naŋ˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)