giáo sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教士 (“preacher”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [jaːw˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jaːw˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

giáo sĩ

1. (history, religion, chiefly Christianity) a missionary