giảng viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 講員, composed of 講 (“to explain”) and 員 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːŋ˧˩ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˨ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˨˩˦ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

giảng viên

1. lecturer (at a university)