sơ sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 初生, composed of 初 (“first; earliest”) and 生 (“to birth; to live”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səː˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [səː˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [səː˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Adjective

sơ sinh

1. newborn

   trẻ sơ sinh

   newborn children