sờ nặng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sờ nặng

  1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.
    Synonym: ét-sì
    Antonym: xờ nhẹ