thuyền trưởng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 船長, composed of 船 (“ship”) and 長 (“head; chief”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiən˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun
thuyền trưởng
- (of a ship) captain
See also
- thuyền phó