Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 起頭.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ ʔɗəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩] ~ [xəːj˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]
Verb
khởi đầu
- (somewhat literary) to begin; to start, to commence
Noun
khởi đầu
- beginning