gái gọi
Vietnamese
Etymology
gái (“girl”) + gọi (“to call”), likely calque of English call girl.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˧˦ ɣɔj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦ ɣɔj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˦˥ ɣɔj˨˩˨]
Noun
gái gọi
- a call girl (a kind of prostitute)