công viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公園, composed of 公 (“public”) and 園 (“garden”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

công viên

1. a park (ground for recreation)

See also

• vườn quốc gia (“national park”)