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
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