Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Samuel.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ mu˧˧ ʔɛn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ mʊw˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ mʊw˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˧ mʊw˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧] ~ [saː˧˧ mʊw˧˧ ʔɛŋ˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: sa mu en

Proper noun

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Sa-mu-en

  1. (biblical, Catholicism) Samuel