gờ kép

Vietnamese

Etymology

gờ (“gee”) +‎ kép (“double”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣəː˦˩ kɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣəː˨˩ kɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

gờ kép

  1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script digraph GH/gh

Usage notes

  • Used to say "a 'hard' g that only occurs before e, ê, i". There's really no such thing as a "soft g". gi is a digraph per se rather than just a "soft g" occurring before an i. Both the digraphs gh and gi were merely borrowed from Italian orthography.

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