thổ dân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 土民, composed of 土 and 民.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thổ dân

  1. a native person of a region, esp. with less technological and cultural development compared to other peoples; an aboriginal, an aborigine; a local
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