Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 開掘.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˧ kwət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ kwək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːj˧˧ kwək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ wək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ wək̚˨˩˨]
Verb
khai quật
- to exhume; to excavate