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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 勃起 (“to rise vigorously; to become erect”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ xəːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ xəːj˨˩˦]
Verb
[edit]- (rare) to rise up vigorously; to flare up forcefully; to spring up energetically