giãn cách
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Possibly a portmanteau of giãn (“to relax”) + gián cách (“spacing; distance”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˦ˀ˥ kajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˨ kat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˨˩˦ kat̚˦˥]
Verb edit
- to distance
- giãn cách xã hội ― social distancing