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Vietnamese
Etymology
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Particularly: “Original meaning is, like phút, "a moment, an instant". Usage of 之 as a phonogram indicates the current initial ⟨gi⟩ is the result of lenited palatal stop *-c-.”
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Pronunciation
Noun
giây • (之, 𫩝, 𣆰)
- second (SI unit of time)