mạo từ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (hat; cap) and (word), as if the article is a “cap” on the noun that follows. Compare quán từ (literally hat-word).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mạo từ

  1. (grammar) an article
    Synonym: quán từ
    mạo từ xác định/hạn định
    a definite article
    mạo từ bất định/không xác định/không hạn định
    an indefinite article