Ô-sin

See also: osin, -osin, and ô-sin

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

ô-sin, ô sin, ôsin

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese おしん (o-Shin), feminine honorable name of Shin Tanokura, the titular character of the popular Japanese drama Oshin.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˧ sin˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʂin˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ʔow˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

Ô-sin

(colloquial) a maid; a servant

Synonyms

người giúp việc; người ở.

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