nghệ thuật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝術, composed of 藝 (“art”) and 術 (“craft”), Japanese 芸術 (geijutsu), Middle Chinese 藝術 (ŋiᴇiH ʑiuɪt̚, “court arts and crafts”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nghệ thuật

1. art

See also

• mĩ thuật