lãi suất
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]lãi (“interest”) + suất (“rate”). The word order suggests this is a pseudo-Sino-Vietnamese formation. Perhaps also a
non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 利率 (SV: lợi luật), by way of replacing the systematic Sino-Vietnamese reading of 利 with the vulgarized one that gave rise to lãi as a common word.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːj˦ˀ˥ swət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [laːj˧˨ ʂwək̚˦˧˥] ~ [laːj˧˨ swək̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːj˨˩˦ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥] ~ [laːj˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (finance) an interest rate
- cho vay lãi suất cao
- to loan at a high interest rate