phím

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 品 (“fret”, SV: phẩm). Doublet of phẩm.

For some examples of ‹i› in vernacular loans versus ‹â› in standard Sino-Vietnamese, see also tim, kịp, kín, nhịn.

Pronunciation

Noun

phím • (泛, 乏, 𣓦)

  1. (music, for a string instrument) fret
  2. (music, for a string instrument) pick
  3. (by extension, music, of a keyboard instrument) key
  4. (by extension, telephony, computer hardware) key
    Synonym: nút
    Để gặp điện thoại viên, vui lòng bấm phím 1.
    To forward to an operator, please press 1.

Derived terms

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