sau Công Nguyên

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Adverb edit

sau Công Nguyên

Misconstruction of Công Nguyên (“Common Era”)