đương nhiệm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 當任, composed of 當 (“currently”) and 任 (“to hold office”), common reading of đương nhậm.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəm˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲiəm˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲim˨˩˨]
Adjective
- incumbent (being the current holder of an office)