sui gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

sui is from Proto-Vietic *p-ruːj (“marriage”); gia is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 家.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [suj˧˧ zaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂuj˧˧ jaː˧˧] ~ [suj˧˧ jaː˧˧]

Noun

(Southern Vietnam) union between families by marriage; parents of husband and wife; co-parents-in-law
Synonym: thông gia

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