hộp quẹt
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- hột quẹt (probably due to regressive assimilation /-p k- > -k k-/)
Etymology
edithộp (“box, can, tin”) + quẹt (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hop̚˧˨ʔ kwɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩ʔ kwɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩˨ wɛt̚˨˩˨]