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

đương nhiệm

1. incumbent (being the current holder of an office)