giám ngục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 監獄, composed of 監 (“to supervise”) and 獄 (“prison”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːm˧˦ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːm˦˧˥ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːm˦˥ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

giám ngục

1. warden

   giám ngục Azkaban

   dementor

   (literally, “warden of Azkaban”)