gờ kép

noun

Hanoi [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]Huế [ɣəː˦˩ kɛp̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

gờfallinghuyền képrisingsắc

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Meanings of gờ kép in English

Noun

informal The name of the Latin-script digraph GH/gh

Etymology

gờ (“gee”) + kép (“double”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce gờ kép?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]; Saigon [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥]. Tones: gờ — falling tone (huyền), kép — 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.