kiểm sát viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 檢察 (“to inspect”) and 員 (“-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