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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 實.
This reading is due to use of 寔 (SV: thực) in place of 實 / 实 and was more widely applied in Đàng Ngoài, while in Đàng Trong, thiệt was (and still is) more common as a free morpheme.
Adjective
thực
- true, real
Usage notes
- Thật, thiệt and thực are effectively alternative readings of the same grapheme, but they are preferred in different compounds or expressions. For example, use nói thật/thiệt, not *nói thực; but use thực tiễn, not *thật/thiệt tiễn.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Romanization
thực
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 食
Derived terms