chủ toạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主 (“master; host”) and 坐 (“to sit; manage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˩ twaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˨ twaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊw˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨]

Noun

chủ toạ

1. a chair; chairperson; presiding official

Verb

chủ toạ

1. to chair; preside (over)