âm tắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

âm (sound) +‎ tắc (to stop), calque of Chinese 塞音.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəm˧˧ tak̚˦˥]

Noun

âm tắc

  1. (phonetics) plosive