trung tá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中佐, from Japanese 中佐 (“lieutenant colonel of the army or air force; commander of the navy”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ taː˦˥]

Noun

(military, army) lieutenant colonel
(military, navy, coast guard) commander

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