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)
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