vô thanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無聲, composed of 無 (“-less”) and 聲 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tʰan˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ tʰan˧˧]

Adjective

vô thanh

1. (phonetics, phonology) voiceless

Antonyms

• hữu thanh (“voiced”)