phòng ốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 房屋.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

phòng ốc

  1. room; house; dwelling; residence (generally speaking)