mạo từ
Vietnamese Edit
Etymology Edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 帽 (“hat; cap”) and 詞 (“word”), as if the article is a “cap” on the noun that follows. Compare quán từ (literally “hat-word”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˧˨ʔ tɨ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ʔ tɨ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩]