Tiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 捷, from Mandarin 捷 (jié), from Middle Chinese 捷 (dzjep).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Tiệp

1. (history, only in compounds) Clipping of Tiệp Khắc (“Czechoslovakia”).

   Khoá Việt Tiệp

   "Czecho-Vietnamese" Locks and Keys, a brand of locks and keys