xã
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "xa"
Mbyá Guaraní[edit]
Noun[edit]
xã
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 社 (“society, village”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xã
- Basic rural administrative unit in Vietnam, part of a district (huyện) and often composed of hamlets (thôn); a commune.
- (by extension) Any administrative unit in another country of similar size or rank.
- (obsolete) A male who resides in a village (làng) and has slightly higher-than-average social status; a village elder.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- "xã" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)