sau Công Nguyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

SCN

Etymology

Literally “after the Common Era”, influenced by trước Công Nguyên (“before the Common Era”), based on the assumption that Công Nguyên refers to Jesus's birth year.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [saw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂa(ː)w˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [sa(ː)w˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Adverb

sau Công Nguyên

Misconstruction of Công Nguyên (“Common Era”)