giám ngục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 監獄, composed of 監 (“to supervise”) and 獄 (“prison”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːm˧˦ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːm˦˧˥ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːm˦˥ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

giám ngục

  1. warden
    giám ngục Azkaban ― dementor (literally, “warden of Azkaban”)
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