trung tá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中佐, from Japanese 中佐 (“lieutenant colonel of the army or air force; commander of the navy”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

trung tá

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