Vietnamese
Etymology
From gái (“girl”) + mại dâm (“attributive, to prostitute oneself”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˧˦ maːj˧˨ʔ zəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦ maːj˨˩ʔ jəm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣaːj˦˥ maːj˨˩˨ jəm˧˧]
Noun
gái mại dâm
- prostitute