thời khắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 時刻, composed of 時 (“hour”) and 刻 (“15 minutes”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəːj˨˩ xak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəːj˦˩ kʰak̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰəːj˦˩ xak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəːj˨˩ kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [tʰəːj˨˩ xak̚˦˥]

Noun

thời khắc

1. (literary) moment

   Synonym: giờ phút