á hậu

See also: ahau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”) and 后 (“queen consort”), equivalent to a blend of á- +‎ hoa hậu (“Miss”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˦ həw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ həw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

á hậu

1. (neologism, in a beauty pageant) a runner-up