nô tài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奴才 (servant)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [no˧˧ taːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [now˧˧ taːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [now˧˧ taːj˨˩]

Noun

tài

  1. (archaic) a servant

Pronoun

tài

  1. (archaic, humble) I/me, your manservant

See also