giây

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See also: giày and giấy

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Original meaning is, like phút, "a moment, an instant". Usage of 之 as a phonogram indicates the current initial ⟨gi⟩ is the result of lenited palatal stop *-c-.”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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giây (, 𫩝, 𣆰)

  1. second (SI unit of time)