cô giáo

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

cô (“paternal aunt; young adult woman”) + Chinese 教 (“to teach”), modeled after thầy giáo (“male teacher”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧ zaːw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ jaːw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ jaːw˦˥]

Noun edit

a female teacher
Synonym: cô

See also edit

nhà giáo

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