vận động viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 運動員, composed of 運動 (“sport”) and 員 (“-person”), Chinese 運動員／运动员 (yùndòngyuán), with the Chinese "sport" sense of 運動／运动 (yùndòng) that is not productive in Vietnamese. Compare Japanese 運動員 (undōin, “campaign worker”), which makes use of the "arousal; mobilization; campaign" sense of 運動 (undō) instead.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [jəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

vận động viên

1. an athlete; a sportsperson

See also

• sân vận động