thanh nam

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thanh-nam

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青 (“grue; youthful”) and 男 (“male person”), used as a less ambiguous equivalent of thanh niên (“youth or male youth”) on the same model as thiếu nam (“male adolescent”) and thiếu nữ (“female adolescent”).

Noun

(classifier người) thanh nam

1. (obsolete) Synonym of thanh niên (“a male late teenager or young adult”)

   Coordinate terms: lão nam, thanh nữ, thiếu nam