khở

Vietnamese

Etymology

See gỡ; this is an originally North Central form.

Compare gảy vs. khảy, quấy vs. khuấy, bết vs. phết, bỏng vs. phỏng, bứt vs. phứt, dột vs. thốt, dỗ vs. thỗ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəː˧˨] ~ [xəː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəː˨˩˦] ~ [xəː˨˩˦]

Verb

khở

1. to shell; to husk (corn)