giấc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 覺 (“period of sleep”, SV: giáo). Compare the alternative SV reading giác (“sense”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jək̚˦˥]

Noun

giấc • (𥋏, 𦕛)

1. a period of sleep; sleep; slumber
2. dream