ngữ văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 語文, composed of (language) and (literature).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ van˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋɨ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    ngữ văn

    1. (secondary education, as a subject) Vietnamese
      Synonym: văn
    2. (postsecondary education, as an academic field) philology

    See also