ngữ văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 語文, composed of 語 (“language”) and 文 (“literature”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɨ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋɨ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

ngữ văn

1. (secondary education, as a subject) Vietnamese

   Synonym: văn

2. (postsecondary education, as an academic field) philology

See also

• tiếng Việt