quốc trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 國 (“country”) and 長 (“head, chief”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wək̚˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

quốc trưởng

1. (historical) head of state

Usage notes

• Not applied to any current head of state.
• This title seems to only be consistently applied to two historical figures: Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany (where it is equivalent to the title Führer) and Bảo Đại of the State of Vietnam (where it is equivalent to chief of state).