đương nhiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 當任, composed of 當 (“currently”) and 任 (“to hold office”), common reading of đương nhậm.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəm˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəm˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲim˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    đương nhiệm

    1. incumbent (being the current holder of an office)
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