sui gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

sui is from Proto-Vietic *p-ruːj (“marriage”); gia is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 家.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suj˧˧ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]

Noun

sui gia

  1. (Southern Vietnam) union between families by marriage; parents of husband and wife; co-parents-in-law
    Synonym: thông gia
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