ngờ kép

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngờ +‎ kép (double).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəː˦˩ kɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

ngờ kép

  1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script trigraph NGH/ngh

Usage notes

  • Only occurs before e, ê, i. The distinction between ng and ngh is by analogy with that between g and gh.

See also