sui gia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sui is from Proto-Vietic *p-ruːj (“marriage”); gia is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 家.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suj˧˧ zaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (Southern Vietnam) union between families by marriage; parents of husband and wife; co-parents-in-law
- Synonym: thông gia