đại uý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • đại úy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大尉.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔwi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]

Noun

đại

  1. (military, army) captain
  2. (military, navy, coast guard) lieutenant