nguyên lão

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 元老.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nguyên lão

  1. (now uncommon) veteran statesman
  2. (Roman history) senator
    viện nguyên lão ― the Senate
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