thập niên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十年, composed of 十 (“ten”) and 年 (“year”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ niən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ niəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ niəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thập niên

(collective, only in compounds) the XXX0's
thập niên 80 (của thế kỉ 20)
the 80's

See also

thập kỉ

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