kiểm sát viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 檢察 (to inspect) and (-or).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˩ saːt̚˧˦ viən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˨ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kiəm˧˨ saːk̚˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kim˨˩˦ ʂaːk̚˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kim˨˩˦ saːk̚˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    kiểm sát viên

    1. (law) an inspector who checks compliance with the law, and also prosecutes if an infraction is found; compare công tố viên