tiết kiệm
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 節儉, composed of 節 (“economize”) and 儉 (“thrifty”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiət̚˧˦ kiəm˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥ kiəm˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˥ kim˨˩˨]
Verb
edit- to economize
- sự tiết kiệm ― economising
- sổ tiết kiệm ― savings-book
Noun
edit- saving(s)