khuyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 缺.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xwiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xwiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

khuyết

1. (of the moon) crescent

   trăng khuyết

   a crescent moon