tổ tiên

See also: totien

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖先.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [to˧˩ tiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tow˧˨ tiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tow˨˩˦ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tổ tiên

  1. ancestor, ancestors, forefathers

Synonyms