ngôn ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 言語.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

ngôn ngữ

(form of communication) language
(vocabulary of a particular field) language; lingo
(computing) language

Derived terms

ngôn ngữ học (“linguistics”)

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