trung tá
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 中佐, from Japanese 中佐 (“lieutenant colonel of the army or air force; commander of the navy”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
edit- (military, army) lieutenant colonel
- (military, navy, coast guard) commander