nhân xưng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人稱.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˧˧]

Noun

nhân xưng

1. (grammar) "person-calling"

Usage notes

• This phrase is seen almost exclusively in đại từ nhân xưng (“personal pronoun”). For the concept of grammatical person, see ngôi.