nhập môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 入門, composed of (to enter) and (gate).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ mon˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ moŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩˨ moŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    nhập môn

    1. (education, especially used in books and courses' names) introductory
      sách nhập mônintroductory book
      nhập môn kinh tế họcintroduction to economics; economics 101

    Verb

    nhập môn

    1. (obsolete) to officially become a student of a school or master