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==Usage Note== | ==Usage Note== | ||
*the morpheme ''phvi'' can mean "nose" (a noun, as in Mandarin ''bí'') and also "to smell" (a verb, unlike Mandarin). | *the morpheme ''phvi'' can mean "nose" (a noun, as in Mandarin ''bí'') and also "to smell" (a verb, unlike Mandarin). | ||
**as a verb, [[tone sandhi]] applies | |||
*the basic tone of "phvi" doesn't change with the addition of "ar" | *the basic tone of "phvi" doesn't change with the addition of "ar" | ||
*writing "phvi-ar" makes clear it is not "phvy+ar" or "phvii+ar" | *writing "phvi-ar" makes clear it is not "phvy+ar" or "phvii+ar" | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 28 May 2015
Phvi 🔊 (phvi7; 鼻; nose/to smell), khawguo korng Template:TTS2/phvi'ar (phvi+ar; 鼻仔; nose)
Usage Note
- the morpheme phvi can mean "nose" (a noun, as in Mandarin bí) and also "to smell" (a verb, unlike Mandarin).
- as a verb, tone sandhi applies
- the basic tone of "phvi" doesn't change with the addition of "ar"
- writing "phvi-ar" makes clear it is not "phvy+ar" or "phvii+ar"