Kha-ba-cúc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Ha-ba-cúc (Protestantism)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (khavakúk).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [xaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [xaː˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˥]
• Phonetic spelling: kha ba cúc

Proper noun

Kha-ba-cúc

1. (biblical, Catholicism) Habakkuk