hypebol

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French hyperbole. This spelling is sanctioned by the Ministry of Education and Training, but the actual pronunciation follows the original French one, with the French uvular /ʁ/ regularly rendered as the velar /k/, although the letter h is not silent.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hi˧˧ pɛk̚˧˦ ʔɓon˧˧], [hi˧˧ pɛk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓon˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓon˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˦˥ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˨˩˨ ʔɓon˧˧]
  • Phonetic: hi pe bôń, hi péc bôń, hi pẹc bôń

Noun

hypebol

  1. (geometry) a hyperbola

See also
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