nam sinh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 男生, composed of 男 (“male”) and 生 (“student”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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nam sinh

  1. a schoolboy
    Antonym: nữ sinh
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