giáo sĩ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 教士 (“preacher”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jaːw˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
giáo sĩ
- (historical, religion, chiefly Christianity) a missionary