Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French acide sulfureux.

Noun

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axit sunfurơ

  1. (inorganic chemistry) sulfurous acid

Usage notes

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  • The letter <n> is pronounced as the alveolar consonant /n/ by southern speakers, rather than the usual velar /ŋ/.
  • The letter <r> is more r-like for northern speakers, closer to the trill /r/ or the retroflex fricative /ʐ/ rather than the alveolar fricative /z/.

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