Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 社會學, from Japanese 社会学 ‎(shakaigaku), a calque of French sociologie.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪aː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧ˀ˨ʔ hɐwʔk͡p̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [s̪aː˧˩ hoj˨ˀ˨ʔ hɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s̪aː˨˦ hoj˨ˀ˧ʔ hɐwʔk͡p̚˨ˀ˧ʔ]