Ô-sin

See also: osin, -osin, and ô-sin

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ô-sin, ô sin, ôsin

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese おしん (o-Shin), feminine honorific name of Shin Tanokura, the titular character of the popular Japanese drama Oshin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˧ sin˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʂin˧˧] ~ [ʔow˧˧ sin˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ʔow˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ô sin

Noun

Ô-sin

1. (colloquial) a maid; a servant

Synonyms

• người giúp việc; người ở.