an toạ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- an tọa
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安坐.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ twaː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ twaː˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨]
Verb
an toạ
- (formal, polite) to sit down, to have a seat