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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大佐, from Japanese 大佐 (“colonel of the army or air force; captain of the navy”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(military, army) senior colonel
(military, navy, coast guard) commodore

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