điếc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dɛːk ~ *tɛːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *tik ~ *tiək ~ *tək; cognate with Koho ti' (deaf) and Eastern Mnong tư̆k (deaf).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

điếc • (𤷭, 𦖡, 𦗽)

  1. deaf
    Synonym: khiếm thính

Derived terms

  • điếc đặc