Mĩ kim

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 美金, composed of 美 (“America”) and 金 (“money”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ kim˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ kim˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ kim˧˧]

Noun

Mĩ kim

  1. (dated, Overseas Vietnamese) synonym of đô-la Mĩ (“US dollar”)
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