thiếu tá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少佐, from Japanese 少佐 (major of the army or air force; lieutenant commander of the navy)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ taː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ taː˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

thiếu

  1. (military, army) major
  2. (military, navy, coast guard) lieutenant commander