á khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“second”) and 魁 (“leader”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˦ xoj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [ʔaː˨˩˦ xoj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [ʔaː˦˥ xoj˧˧]

Noun

á khôi

1. (dated) Synonym of á nguyên
2. the woman who won the second place in a beauty contest, after hoa khôi