thủ phủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 首府.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    thủ phủ

    1. capital city of a sub-national administrative region, potentially excluding those of sub-national republics and kingdoms
      Juneau là thủ phủ bang Alaska.
      Juneau is the capital city of Alaska.

    See also