ngờ kép

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngờ +‎ kép (“double”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˦˩ kɛp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

ngờ kép

1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script trigraph NGH/ngh

Usage notes

• Only occurs before e, ê, i. The distinction between ng and ngh is by analogy with that between g and gh.

See also

• ngờ đơn