út nữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

út (“youngest”) +‎ nữ (“female”), modeled after trưởng nữ and thứ nữ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔut̚˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔʊk̚˦˧˥ nɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔʊk͡p̚˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

(formal, chiefly on wedding invitation cards or at weddings) the youngest daughter
Coordinate terms: ái nữ, quý nam, quý nữ, thứ nam, thứ nữ, trưởng nam, trưởng nữ, út nam

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