khủng bố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐怖 (“terror, terrifying”). The Sino-Vietnamese reading of the second character is irregular and is most likely due to the influence of the phonetic 布 (MC puH) (SV: bố) used in 怖 (MC phuH).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɓo˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɓow˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɓow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɓow˦˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɓow˦˥]

Verb

khủng bố

to persecute
to terrorize, to cause terror
kẻ khủng bố ― a terrorist

Derived terms

chủ nghĩa khủng bố (“terrorism”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.