sinh viên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生員, composed of 生 (“student”) and 員 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

sinh viên

  1. (education) a postsecondary/undergraduate student
    Hypernym: học trò
    Coordinate terms: học sinh, học viên, nghiên cứu sinh
    sinh viên năm nhất
    a postsecondary freshman
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