kĩ sư

See also: kí sự, kisu, kišu, and ķīšu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 技師, composed of (technique) and (master), Japanese 技師 (gishi).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˦ˀ˥ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˧˨ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [kɪj˧˨ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩˦ sɨ˧˧]

    Noun

    1. an engineer