nam giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 男界, composed of 男 (“male”) and 界 (“world”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ zəːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ jəːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ jəːj˦˥]

Noun

nam giới

1. (collective) human males; boys and men

See also

• giới tính