đại đa số

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大多數, composed of 大 (“great”) and 多數 (“majority”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧ so˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɗaː˧˧ sow˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˧˧ ʂow˦˥] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗaː˧˧ sow˦˥]

Noun

đại đa số

  1. a great majority
    Đại đa số người Mĩ không có ấm điện.
    A great majority of Americans don't have an electric kettle.

See also

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