sinh viên
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- sanh viên
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 生員, composed of 生 (“student”) and 員 (“-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
sinh viên
- (education) a postsecondary student
See also
- học sinh