chủng viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 種 (“seed; breed”) and 院 (“institution”), calque of Latin sēminārium.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˩ viən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˨ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [cʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

chủng viện

  1. (Christianity) a seminary
    Synonym: nhà tràng
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