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dấu nặng

noun
Hanoi [zəw˧˦ naŋ˧˨ʔ]Huế [jəw˨˩˦ naŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [jəw˦˥ naŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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dấu nặng means dot below; nặng tone; low glottalized tone.

Meanings of dấu nặng in English

Noun

  1. dot below, diacritic used to write the nặng tone in Vietnamese orthography
  2. nặng tone, low glottalized tone

Etymology

dấu (“diacritic”) + nặng (from the fact that the word nặng has the tone written with a dot below)

Frequently asked questions

What does dấu nặng mean in English?

dấu nặng (noun) means "dot below; nặng tone; low glottalized tone".

How do you pronounce dấu nặng?

IPA: Hanoi [zəw˧˦ naŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jəw˦˥ naŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: dấu — rising tone (sắc), nặng — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.