học viên

See also: học viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 學員, composed of 學 (“to learn; to study”) and 員 (“individual”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

học viên

1. a student who does not go to an accredited institution, but enrolls in a less formal, often non-academic, program or course, such as an English class, a yoga class, a self-defence class, an art class, a computer class, etc.

   Hypernym: học trò

   Coordinate terms: học sinh, nghiên cứu sinh, sinh viên