út nam

Vietnamese

Etymology

út (“youngest”) +‎ nam (“male”), modeled after trưởng nam and thứ nam.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔut̚˧˦ naːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊk̚˦˧˥ naːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔʊk͡p̚˦˥ naːm˧˧]

Noun

út nam

  1. (formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) the youngest son
    Coordinate terms: ái nữ, quý nam, quý nữ, thứ nam, thứ nữ, trưởng nam, trưởng nữ, út nữ
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