xã đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 社團, composed of 社 (“commune”) and 團 (“Đoàn”). Superficially resembles Japanese 社団 (shadan, “corporation”) which is composed of the exact same elements but with different meanings, 社 (“corporation”) + 団 (“organization”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [saː˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

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Noun

xã đoàn

1. a commune-level division of Đoàn

See also

• tỉnh đoàn (provincial)
• thành đoàn (provincial-capital-level)
• huyện đoàn (urban-district-level)