quý nam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 季男, perhaps modeled after quý nữ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˦ naːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˨˩˦ naːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɪj˦˥ naːm˧˧]

Noun

quý nam

  1. (formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) an/the only son
    Coordinate terms: ái nữ, quý nữ, thứ nam, thứ nữ, trưởng nam, trưởng nữ, út nam, út nữ
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