vườn trẻ

Vietnamese

Etymology

vườn (“garden”) +‎ trẻ (“children”), calque of Japanese 幼稚園 (yōchien) and thus ultimately a calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨən˨˩ t͡ɕɛ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˦˩ ʈɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨəŋ˨˩ ʈɛ˨˩˦] ~ [jɨəŋ˨˩ ʈɛ˨˩˦]

Noun

vườn trẻ

  1. (uncommon) kindergarten
    Synonyms: nhà trẻ, (trường) mầm non, (trường) mẫu giáo
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