gờ đơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

gờ (“gee”) +‎ đơn (“single”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˦˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəː˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

gờ đơn

1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script letter G.

   Synonyms: giê, gờ

Usage notes

• Used to say "a 'hard' g that doesn't occur before e, ê, i". There's really no such thing as a "soft g". gi is a digraph per se rather than just a "soft g" occurring before an i. Both the digraphs gh and gi were merely borrowed from Italian orthography.

See also

• gờ kép
• ngờ đơn
• gi