Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 突起 (“to appear suddenly”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦]
Verb
đột khởi
- to emerge suddenly; to rise up abruptly; to surge unexpectedly