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