đệ nhất
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 第一 (“first”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗe˧˨ʔ ɲət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ʔ ɲək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˨˩˨ ɲək̚˦˥]
Adjective[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Used in titles of monarch, for example Elizabeth Đệ nhất ("Elizabeth the 1st").
- Otherwise, mostly found in compounds and fixed expressions, the normal words for "first" (as in "first person" or "first day") are thứ nhất and đầu tiên.