nhũ mẫu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 乳母 (“wet nurse”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲu˦ˀ˥ məw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˨ məw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˨˩˦ məw˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier người) nhũ mẫu
- a nanny (child's nurse)
- Synonyms: vú em, vú nuôi