hypebol

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French hyperbole. This spelling is sanctioned by the Ministry of Education and Training, but the actual pronunciation follows the original French one, with the French uvular /ʁ/ regularly rendered as the velar /k/, although the letter h is not silent.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hi˧˧ pɛk̚˧˦ ʔɓon˧˧], [hi˧˧ pɛk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓon˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ pɛ˧˧ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˦˥ ʔɓon˧˧], [hɪj˧˧ pɛk̚˨˩˨ ʔɓon˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: hi pe bôń, hi péc bôń, hi pẹc bôń

Noun

hypebol

1. (geometry) a hyperbola

See also

• đường cônic