thủ khoa

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 首 and 科. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ xwaː˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ kʰwaː˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ kʰwaː˧˧] === Noun === thủ khoa student with the overall highest grade in an academic examination, such as a valedictorian === See also === trạng nguyên