hộp quẹt
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- hột quẹt (probably due to regressive assimilation /-p k- > -k k-/)
Etymology
[edit]hộp (“box, can, tin”) + quẹt (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hop̚˧˨ʔ kwɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩ʔ kwɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hop̚˨˩˨ wɛt̚˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- (Southern Vietnam) lighter
- Synonyms: bật lửa, mậy lả, mậy lửa, thùng quẹt