xờ nhẹ

Vietnamese

Etymology

xờ (“ex”) +‎ nhẹ (“lightweight”). Since ‹x› properly represents an alveolar /s/ which feels "light" as opposed to a retroflex /ʂ/ represented by ‹s›, this name may be used by those (usually northerners) who don't distinguish the two sounds to distinguish the two letters in writing.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˨˩ ɲɛ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [səː˦˩ ɲɛ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [səː˨˩ ɲɛ˨˩˨]

Noun

xờ nhẹ

(informal) The name of the Latin-script letter X/[[{{{4}}}#Vietnamese|{{{4}}}]].
Synonym: ích-xì

Antonym: sờ nặng