đăng kí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đăng ký

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 登記 (“to register”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˧˧ ki˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˧˧ kɪj˦˥]

Verb

đăng kí

1. to register (to enter into a register)
2. to enroll

Usage notes

The word đăng kí has negative connotations among Overseas Vietnamese communities, as the word is associated with reeducation camp forced registration drives following the Vietnam War. An alternative is ghi danh.

Synonyms

• (to register): ghi danh
• (to enroll): ghi danh