á khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞科.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    á khoa

    1. student with overall second highest grade in an academic examination, such as a salutatorian
      Coordinate term: thủ khoa