thủ thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of thủ (to keep) +‎ khung thành (goalpost).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ tʰan˨˩]

Verb

thủ thành

  1. (sports) to keep goal; to act as the goalkeeper

Noun

thủ thành

  1. (sports) goalkeeper