Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冊 (“book”) and 教科 (“subject of study”), a calque of Japanese 教科書 ‎(kyōkasho).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ɐjʔk̟̚˧ˀ˦ z̻aːw˧ˀ˦ xwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɐʔt̚˦˥ jaːw˩ˀ˧ xwaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɐʔt̚˦ˀ˥ jaːw˦ˀ˥ xwaː˧˥]