xuyên quốc gia
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿 (“through”) and 國家 (“nation”), modeled on đa quốc gia (“multinational”), calque of English transnational.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧]
Adjective
xuyên quốc gia
- (neologism, business) transnational