sờ nặng

Vietnamese

Etymology

sờ (“ess”) +‎ nặng (“heavy”). Since ‹s› properly represents a retroflex /ʂ/ which feels "heavy" as opposed to an alveolar /s/ represented by ‹x›, this name may be used by those (usually northerners) who don't distinguish the two sounds to distinguish the two letters in writing.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˨˩ naŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˦˩ naŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [səː˦˩ naŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩ naŋ˨˩˨] ~ [səː˨˩ naŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

sờ nặng

  1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
    Synonym: ét-sì
    Antonym: xờ nhẹ
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