á hậu
See also: ahau
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”) and 后 (“queen consort”), equivalent to a blend of á- + hoa hậu (“Miss”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˦ həw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ həw˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥ həw˨˩˨]
Noun
á hậu
- (neologism, in a beauty pageant) a runner-up