điểm danh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 點名.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩ zajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨ jɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦ jan˧˧]

Verb

điểm danh

  1. to call the roll; to take a roll call
  2. to name someone (who satisfies certain criteria); to refer by name