sặc sỡ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested as sắc ſỡ [ʂakB1 ʂəːC2] in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). The unexpected tone change is probably due to tonal assimilation, from B1-C2 with different registers to B2-C2 on the same lower register.

The first element is therefore obviously sắc (色); it is unclear if the second element was generated from reduplication, or is simply an obscure fossilized part.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sak̚˧˨ʔ səː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˨˩ʔ ʂəː˧˨] ~ [sak̚˨˩ʔ səː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˨˩˨ ʂəː˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˨˩˨ səː˨˩˦]

Adjective

sặc sỡ

  1. colorful
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