thủ lĩnh

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Southern Vietnam) thủ lãnh === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 首領, with the Northern reading of the second character. Currently the widespread form. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ lïŋ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ lɨn˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ lɨn˨˩˦] === Noun === (classifier vị) thủ lĩnh leader, head chieftain