êm ả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ema"

Vietnamese

Etymology

-a reduplication (C tone) of êm.

See oi ả for another example of this reduplication pattern with a null-initial root.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔem˧˧ ʔaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

êm ả

1. quiet, peaceful