tiết kiệm
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-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)