ét-sì

See also: etsi and ETSI

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French esse. The letters S and s represent /ʂ/ in Vietnamese, therefore their name was modeled to orthographically reflect that fact, rather than the original French pronunciation.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛt̚˧˦ si˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛt̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩] ~ [ʔɛk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩]

Noun

ét-sì

The name of the Latin-script letter S.

Synonyms

ét; sờ; sờ nặng

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