ngữ văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 語文, composed of 語 (“language”) and 文 (“literature”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˦ˀ˥ van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋɨ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

ngữ văn

  1. (secondary education, as a subject) Vietnamese
    Synonym: văn
  2. (postsecondary education, as an academic field) philology

See also

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