sinh viên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 生員, composed of 生 (“student”) and 員 (“-er”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ viən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    sinh viên

    1. (education) a postsecondary/undergraduate student
      Hypernym: học trò
      Coordinate terms: học sinh, học viên, nghiên cứu sinh
      sinh viên năm nhất
      a postsecondary freshman
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