Etymology

ngày ("day, date") + sinh ("birth, to be born, to give birth, to produce, to cause")

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɐj˨˩ s̪ïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɐj˧˧ ʂɨ̞̠n˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɐj˨˩ ʂɨ̞̠n˧˥]