giấc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 覺 (“period of sleep”; SV: giáo). Compare the alternative SV reading giác (“sense”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jək̚˦˥]

Noun

giấc (𥋏, 𦕛)

a period of sleep; sleep; slumber
dream

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