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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙親, composed of 雙 (“both”) and 親 (“parent”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɔŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- (literary, collective) one's parents, as in their mother and father