sen đầm

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Vietnamese

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sen đầm

Etymology

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From French gendarme.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛn˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˦˩] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩] ~ [sɛŋ˧˧ ʔɗəm˨˩] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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sen đầm

  1. gendarmerie; militarized police