Where does “ngoặc kép” come from?
ngoặc kép (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kép — a male singer in chèo; a man who play instrument...
ngoặc kép (Vietnamese): quotation marks, either "curly" quotes, or sometimes in old-fashioned handwriting, guillemets that are raised to the same height as "curly" quotes
Definitions
- quotation marks, either "curly" quotes, or sometimes in old-fashioned handwriting, guillemets that are raised to the same height as "curly" quotes
Ancestry of “ngoặc kép”, step by step
ngoặc kép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese kép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kép | a male singer in chèo; a man who play instrument... |
via Vietnamese ngoặc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngoặc | a hook |