Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 極度, composed of 極 (“extremity”) and 度 (“degree”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]
Noun
cực độ
- extreme degree; limit [1]
References
- ^ Dinh-hoa Nguyen (1995) “cực độ”, in NTC's Vietnamese–English Dictionary, →ISBN, page 77