gái gọi

Vietnamese

Etymology

gái (“girl”) +‎ gọi (“to call”), likely calque of English call girl.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˧˦ ɣɔj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦ ɣɔj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˦˥ ɣɔj˨˩˨]

Noun

gái gọi

1. a call girl (a kind of prostitute)