dấu ngã
Definition
- Noun:
- Tilde; rising accent: A diacritical mark used in the Vietnamese writing system to indicate a specific tone. It is represented by a wavy line (~) placed above a vowel, for example in the word "mã" (code). This tone is characterized by a rising then glottalized contour.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chữ "mã" có dấu ngã. (The word "mã" has a tilde.)
- Bạn phải phát âm đúng thanh dấu ngã. (You must pronounce the tilde tone correctly.)
Advanced Usage
- "Đánh dấu ngã": to type or place a tilde accent.
- Trên bàn phím, tôi không biết cách đánh dấu ngã. (On the keyboard, I don't know how to type the tilde.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thanh ngã (n): The tilde tone (referring to the tonal quality itself).
- Thanh ngã là một thanh điệu trong tiếng Việt. (The tilde tone is a tone in Vietnamese.)
Synonyms
- Dấu sóng: wave mark (a less common, descriptive synonym).
- Dấu mũ ngang: horizontal hat mark (a descriptive, informal term).
Related Phrases
- Có dấu ngã: to have a tilde.
- Từ này có dấu ngã hay dấu hỏi? (Does this word have a tilde or a hook accent?)
Related Idioms
(This term is a specific linguistic mark; common idioms are not typically formed from it.)
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tilde; rising accent
