kịp

See also: kíp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 及 (“to catch up to; timely”, SV: cập).

For some examples of ‹i› in vernacular loans versus ‹â› in standard Sino-Vietnamese, see also phím, tim, kín, nhịn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kip̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kip̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kip̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

kịp

1. in time