thiếu tá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少佐, from Japanese 少佐 (“major of the army or air force; lieutenant commander of the navy”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ taː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˦˥ taː˦˥]

Noun

thiếu tá

1. (military, army) major
2. (military, navy, coast guard) lieutenant commander