tiếng mẹ đẻ

Vietnamese

Etymology

tiếng (“language”) +‎ mẹ đẻ (“biological mother”); compare Sino-Xenic 母語／母语 (mẫu ngữ); adding đẻ (“to give birth”) probably to avoid confusion.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tiếng mẹ đẻ

mother tongue; first language; native language; native tongue

Synonyms

bản ngữ

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