thành niên
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 成年 (“to come of age”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ niən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ niəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ niəŋ˧˧]
Adjective edit
- (of a person) adult; major
- (law, of a person) 18 years old or older
- chưa/vị thành niên
- 17 or younger; minor; underage
Antonyms edit
See also edit
- thanh niên (“16 to 30”)
- trẻ em (“15 or younger”)