Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 服務 (“to serve”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ vu˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ vʊw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ vʊw˨˩˨] ~ [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ jʊw˨˩˨]
Verb
phục vụ
- to serve, to attend to
- phục vụ người ốm ― to attend to the sick, to nurse the sick