đăng kí

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 登記 (to register).

Pronunciation

Verb

đăng

  1. to register (to enter into a register)
  2. to enroll

Usage notes

The word đăng kí has negative connotations among Overseas Vietnamese communities, as the word is associated with reeducation camp forced registration drives following the Vietnam War.[1] An alternative is ghi danh.

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References

  1. ^ Pratt, Timothy (2012 October 18) “More Asian Immigrants Are Finding Ballots in Their Native Tongue”, in The New York Times, The New York Times Company, retrieved 2013-10-08