Ô-đi-xê

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Borrowed from French Odyssée, from Middle French Odyssee, borrowed from Latin Odyssēa, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia), from Ὀδῠσσεύς (Odŭsseús) + -ιᾰ (-iă).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔo˧˧ ʔɗi˧˧ se˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʔɗɪj˧˧ sej˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʔɗɪj˧˧ sej˧˧]
    • Phonetic spelling: ô đi xê

    Proper noun

    Ô-đi-xê

    1. the Odyssey (an epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy)

    See also