thủ khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    thủ khoa

    1. student with the overall highest grade in an academic examination, such as a valedictorian

    See also