thanh sắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

thanh (“tone”) +‎ sắc (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ sak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰɛɲ˧˧ sak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [tʰan˧˧ sak̚˦˥]

Noun

thanh sắc

1. (phonetics) the “high rising” tone, one of the six tones in the Vietnamese language, marked by the diacritic dấu sắc (acute accent)

Coordinate terms

• thanh ngang
• thanh huyền
• thanh hỏi
• thanh ngã
• thanh nặng