trung tá

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 中佐, from Japanese 中佐 (“lieutenant colonel of the army or air force; commander of the navy”)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    trung tá

    1. (military, military) lieutenant colonel
    2. (military, navy, coast guard) commander
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