chạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 臘 (“the 12^th month of the lunar year”, SV: lạp). The same development of the initial can also be seen with chàng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caːp̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chạp

the 12^th month of the lunar year

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

giêng

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