How do you say “immemorial” in Vietnamese?

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

"Immemorial" in Vietnamese is thượng cổ (ancient beyond memory), xa xưa (old in time).

“Immemorial” in Vietnamese is thượng cổ (ancient beyond memory), xa xưa (old in time).

Vietnamese words for “immemorial”

thượng cổadjective
Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ko˧˩] · Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ kow˨˩˦]thượng heavy cổ dipping
ancient beyond memory; immemorial
for “immemorial” meaning: That is beyond memory; ancient.
xa xưaadjective
Hanoi [saː˧˧ sɨə˧˧] · Saigon [saː˧˧ sɨə˧˧]xa level xưa level
old in time; in the old days
for “immemorial” meaning: That is beyond memory; ancient.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.