Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From French i grec (literally Greek i), more properly i gờ-réc.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ kəː˨˩ ɹɛt̚˧˦] ~ [ʔi˧˧ kəː˨˩ zɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ kəː˦˩ ɹɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ kəː˨˩ ɹɛk̚˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: i cờ Rét

Noun

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i cờ-rét

  1. (dated) The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.

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