thượng sĩ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thượng sỹ
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 上士 (“staff sergeant of the army or air force; petty officer first class of the navy”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
thượng sĩ
- (military, army) sergeant major
- (military, army) master sergeant
- (military, navy, coast guard) chief petty officer