Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 直升 (“to shoot up, to go up straight”). Abbreviation of máy bay trực thăng ‎(“helicopter, straight-rising airplane”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɨ̞̠ʔk̚˧ˀ˨ʔ tʰɐŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ̞̠ʔk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ tʰɐŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨ̞̠ʔk̚˨ˀ˧ʔ tʰɐŋ˧˥]