ét-sì

See also: etsi and ETSI

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

ét

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.
Synonyms: sờ, sờ nặng