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How do you say “loanword” in Vietnamese?

“Loanword” in Vietnamese is từ mượn (a loanword), từ ngoại lai (a word of foreign origin).

Vietnamese words for “loanword”

  • từ mượnnoun
    Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ mɨən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ mɨəŋ˨˩˨]từ falling mượn heavy

    a loanword

    for “loanword” meaning: A word directly taken into one language from another one.

  • Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ laːj˧˧] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ ŋwaːj˨˩˨ laːj˧˧]từ falling ngoại heavy lai level

    a word of foreign origin; a loanword; foreign word

    for “loanword” meaning: A word directly taken into one language from another one.

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