lão gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 老爺, composed of 老 (“old”) and 爺 (“grandfather”), from Chinese 老爺 / 老爷. See also Gia Tô.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːw˧˨ jaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːw˨˩˦ jaː˧˧]

Noun

lão gia

  1. (archaic) a wealthy master

See also

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