sen đầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French gendarme.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛn˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˦˩] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩]

Noun

sen đầm

  1. gendarmerie; militarized police