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

  1. (formal, polite) to sit down, to have a seat