biến cách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變格, composed of 變 (“to turn into, to change into”) and 格 (“way, manner, grammatical case”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˦ kajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ kat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ kat̚˦˥]

Noun

biến cách

1. (grammar) declension

Verb

biến cách

1. to reform; to change