Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (outside) and (course), perhaps erroneously derived from Chinese 課外课外 (khoá ngoại).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ xwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ kʰwaː˨˩˦] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ xwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ kʰwaː˦˥] ~ [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ xwaː˦˥]

Adjective

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ngoại khoá

  1. (education) extracurricular