học sinh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 學生, composed of 學 (“to learn”) and 生 (“learned person; student”), from Chinese 學生/学生 (xuéshēng, “student”). Compare Japanese 学生 (gakusei, “student”) and Korean 학생 (haksaeng, “student”). These cognates apply to students of all kinds, while this Vietnamese false friend only applies to primary and secondary pupils in modern times.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]