kiểm sát viên
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 檢察 (“to inspect”) and 員 (“-or”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˩ saːt̚˧˦ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˨ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kiəm˧˨ saːk̚˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kim˨˩˦ ʂaːk̚˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kim˨˩˦ saːk̚˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun edit
- (law) an inspector who checks compliance with the law, and also prosecutes if an infraction is found; compare công tố viên