Ma-ca-bê

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maccabées.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˧˧ ʔɓe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˧˧ ʔɓej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˧˧ ʔɓej˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ma ca bê

Proper noun

Ma-ca-bê

1. (biblical) the Maccabees