á khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“second”) and 魁 (“leader”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˦ xoj˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ kʰoj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˦˥ kʰoj˧˧]

    Noun

    á khôi

    1. (dated) synonym of á nguyên
    2. the woman who won the second place in a beauty contest, after hoa khôi
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