chủ nhật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主日 (“Lord's Day”). Compare Portuguese domingo (“Sunday”, noun) from Latin dominicus (“of the Lord”, adjective), and French dimanche (“Sunday”) from Latin diēs Dominicus (“Sunday”, literally “Lord's Day”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˩ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊw˨˩˦ ɲək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chủ nhật

Sunday
Chủ nhật cả nhà đều vui vì bé ngoan suốt tuần.
The whole family rejoices on Sunday as kiddo's been nice this whole week.

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