thuyền trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 船長, composed of 船 (“ship”) and 長 (“head; chief”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwiən˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

thuyền trưởng

1. a sea captain

See also

• thuyền phó (“first mate”)