How do you say “honorific” in Vietnamese?

“Honorific” in Vietnamese is kính ngữ (honorific).

Vietnamese words for “honorific”

• kính ngữListennoun
  Hanoi [kïŋ˧˦ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kɨn˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]kính rising ngữ creaky rising

  honorific

  for “honorific” meaning: A term of respect; respectful language.

Related Vietnamese words

• kính cẩnListenadverb

  respectfully; solemnly

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