A-ghê

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See also: aghe

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French Aggée. Apparently a partial orthographic borrowing from French, since the <gg> in French is soft, while the Vietnamese <gh> is hard.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ ɣe˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ ɣej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ ɣej˧˧]

Proper noun[edit]

A-ghê

(biblical, Protestantism) Alternative form of Khác-gai (“Haggai”)

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