mặc định

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 默 and 定. The shape of meaning of 默 (MC mok) (SV: mặc) is also seen in mặc nhiên (默然), likely due to influence of mặc (“to leave be”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mak̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Verb

mặc định

1. (chiefly computing) to set as default