việc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 役 (SV: dịch). Cognate with Muong wiêc, Isan เวียก, Khün ᩅ᩠ᨿᨠ, Lao ວຽກ (wīak), Lü ᦵᦞᧅ (vek), Tai Dam ꪫꪸꪀ.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viək̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    việc • (𭛣, 役, 𱎑, 𳃅)

    1. job, work, business
    2. thing, matter, affair

    Derived terms

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