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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仲裁 (“arbitration”), Japanese 仲裁 (chūsai).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ taːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ taːj˦˩] ~ [ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ taːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ taːj˨˩]

Noun

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1. (sports) a referee or an umpire
2. an arbitrator; an arbiter