thủ khoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首 and 科.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ xwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [tʰʊw˧˨ xwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ kʰwaː˧˧] ~ [tʰʊw˨˩˦ xwaː˧˧]

Noun

thủ khoa

  1. student with the overall highest grade in an academic examination, such as a valedictorian

See also

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