chuyển khoản

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (texting, initialism) ck

Etymology

Probably blend of chuyển tiền (“to transfer money”) +‎ tài khoản (“account”).

Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 轉款.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ xwaːn˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ kʰwaːŋ˧˨] ~ [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ xwaːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ kʰwaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ xwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

chuyển khoản

1. (banking, money) to do bank transfer