siêu thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超市, composed of 超 (“super-”) and 市 (“market”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siəw˧˧ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [siw˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂiw˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [siw˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

siêu thị

1. a supermarket

See also

• chợ