Vietnamese
Etymology
vế (side, role); câu (sentence). Literally, vế câu is a part with a complete grammatical role in a sentence.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ve˧˦ kəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vej˨˩˦ kəw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vej˦˥ kəw˧˧] ~ [jej˦˥ kəw˧˧]
Noun
vế câu
- (grammar) clause
- Synonym: mệnh đề (sino-Vietnamese equivalents)