sau Công Nguyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• SCN

Etymology

Literally “after the Common Era”, influenced by trước Công Nguyên (“before the Common Era”), based on the assumption that Công Nguyên refers to Jesus's birth year.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [saw˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂa(ː)w˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [sa(ː)w˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Adverb

sau Công Nguyên

1. Misconstruction of Công Nguyên (“Common Era”)