đoàng hoàng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A hypercorrection of đàng hoàng, based on the assumption that both syllables are supposed to rhyme, thus causing regressive assimilation.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]
Adjective
[edit]- Misconstruction of đàng hoàng