ngón tay cái
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ngón tay (“finger”) + cái (“female; big, main”). Compare Chinese 拇指 (mǔzhǐ) < 拇 (mǔ, “thumb”) < 母 (mǔ, “mother”), Khmer មេដៃ (mei day), Thai หัวแม่มือ (hǔua-mɛ̂ɛ-mʉʉ), Malay ibu jari.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔn˧˦ taj˧˧ kaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ kaːj˦˥]