thợ may

Vietnamese

Etymology

thợ (“artisan”) +‎ may (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˧˨ʔ maj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˨˩ʔ maj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˨˩˨ ma(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

thợ may

1. a person who makes clothes for a living, such as a dressmaker, tailor or seamster/seamstress