How do you say “archetype” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "archetype" in Vietnamese?

"Archetype" in Vietnamese is nguyên mẫu (prototype).

“Archetype” in Vietnamese is nguyên mẫu (prototype).

Vietnamese words for “archetype”

nguyên mẫunoun
Hanoi [ŋwiən˧˧ məw˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ məw˨˩˦]nguyên level mẫu creaky rising
prototype; infinitive
for “archetype” meaning: An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned.

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