Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 樂 (“music”) and 士 (“-ist; -ian”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
nhạc sĩ
- a musician, especially a songwriter or a composer