Vietnamese
Etymology
viện (“institute”) + kiểm sát (“to inspect; to supervise”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˧˨ʔ kiəm˧˩ saːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩ʔ kiəm˧˨ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [viəŋ˨˩ʔ kiəm˧˨ saːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˨ kim˨˩˦ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˨ kim˨˩˦ saːk̚˦˥]
Noun
viện kiểm sát
- procuracy
Derived terms