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dấu sắc

noun
Hanoi [zəw˧˦ sak̚˧˦]Huế [jəw˨˩˦ ʂak̚˦˧˥]Saigon [jəw˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥] browser voice
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dấu sắc means acute accent; sắc tone; rising tone.

Meanings of dấu sắc in English

Noun

  1. acute accent
  2. sắc tone, rising tone

Etymology

dấu (“diacritic”) + sắc (from the fact that the word sắc has the tone written with an acute accent)

Frequently asked questions

What does dấu sắc mean in English?

dấu sắc (noun) means "acute accent; sắc tone; rising tone".

How do you pronounce dấu sắc?

IPA: Hanoi [zəw˧˦ sak̚˧˦]; Saigon [jəw˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥]. Tones: dấu — rising tone (sắc), sắc — rising tone (sắc).

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.