thiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帖 (SV: thiếp). Considering the lower register tone, likely a rather recent borrowing, compare Thai เทียบ (tîiap). Doublet of thiếp.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰip̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier tấm) thiệp

  1. invitation card; invitation letter
    thiệp cưới ― an invitation letter to a wedding
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