tiết kiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 節儉, composed of 節 (“economize”) and 儉 (“thrifty”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiət̚˧˦ kiəm˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥ kiəm˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˥ kim˨˩˨]

    Verb

    tiết kiệm

    1. to economize
      sự tiết kiệm ― economising
      sổ tiết kiệm ― savings-book

    Noun

    tiết kiệm

    1. saving(s)
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