đương nhiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧ ɲim˨˩˨]

Adjective

đương nhiệm

incumbent (being the current holder of an office)

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