nguyên đán

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) nguơn đán
• Nguyên Đán

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 元旦.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ ʔɗaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːŋ˦˥]

Noun

nguyên đán

1. (lunisolar) new year

Derived terms

• Tết Nguyên Đán