xúc xích
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editThe expected form after borrowing would be *xốt-xít or *xô-xít. It is possible that the present form is from a Southern dialect with final -t > -k.
The transformation of the close-mid vowel /o/ to the close vowel /u/ is inexplicable.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˧˦ sïk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ sɨt̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [sʊwk͡p̚˦˥ sɨt̚˦˥]
Noun
edit(classifier cây) xúc xích