Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 起發.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəːj˧˩ faːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [xəːj˧˨ faːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥] ~ [xəːj˨˩˦ faːk̚˦˥]
Verb
khởi phát
- to start; to begin; to arise