nhạc sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樂 (“music”) and 士 (“-ist; -ian”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nhạc sĩ

1. a musician, especially a songwriter or a composer