thủ lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) thủ lãnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首領, with the Northern reading of the second character.

Currently the widespread form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ lɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier vị) thủ lĩnh

  1. leader, head
  2. chieftain
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