gờ kép

Vietnamese

Etymology

gờ (“gee”) +‎ kép (“double”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˦˩ kɛp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

gờ kép

1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script digraph GH/gh

Usage notes

• Used to say "a 'hard' g that only occurs before e, ê, i". There's really no such thing as a "soft g". gi is a digraph per se rather than just a "soft g" occurring before an i. Both the digraphs gh and gi were merely borrowed from Italian orthography.

See also

• gờ đơn
• ngờ kép
• gi