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˦˩] ~ [ʔɛt̚˦˧˥ sɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩] ~ [ʔɛk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: ét sì

Noun

ét-sì

1. The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

Synonyms

• ét; sờ; sờ nặng