câu lạc bộ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 俱樂部 (kurabu, shinjitai: 倶楽部), from English club.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ laːk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ laːk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ laːk̚˨˩˨ ʔɓow˨˩˨]
Noun
- a club (association of members)
See also
- quán ba (“bar; pub; club”)
- hộp đêm (“nightclub”)