thời khắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 時刻, composed of (hour) and (15 minutes).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəːj˨˩ xak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəːj˦˩ kʰak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəːj˨˩ kʰak̚˦˥]

Noun

thời khắc

  1. (literary) moment
    Synonym: giờ phút