điếc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dɛːk ~ *tɛːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tik ~ *tiək ~ *tək; cognate with Koho ti' (“deaf”) and Eastern Mnong tư̆k (“deaf”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

điếc • (𤷭, 𦖡, 𦗽)

1. deaf

   Synonym: khiếm thính

Derived terms

Derived terms

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