học viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 學院, composed of 學 (“study”) and 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

học viện

1. an academy (specialized school; college or university)

See also

• viện hàn lâm