âm chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 音 (“tone”) and 主 (“primary”), calque of Chinese 主音 (chủ âm).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

âm chủ

  1. (rare, music) a tonic; keynote

Synonyms

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