điểm chỉ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 點 (“to tap”) and 指 (“finger”). Compare 點指畫字 / 点指画字.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ cɪj˨˩˦]
Verb
[edit]- to make a fingerprint; to leave a fingerprint (especially as a signature)
Anagrams
[edit]- chỉ điểm (“to point out”)