Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đăng ký

Verb

đăng kí

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.

Synonyms

• (to register): ghi danh
• (to enroll): ghi danh

References

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