ngôn ngữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 言語.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋon˧˧ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋoŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

ngôn ngữ

1. (form of communication) language
2. (vocabulary of a particular field) language; lingo
3. (computing) language

Derived terms

• ngôn ngữ học (“linguistics”)