tam khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三魁, composed of 三 (“three”) and 魁 (“leaders”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]

Noun

tam khôi

  1. (historical, collective) the three highest winners in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)
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