nam sinh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 男生, composed of 男 (“male”) and 生 (“student”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [naːm˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Noun edit

a schoolboy
Antonym: nữ sinh

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