thập kỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thập kỷ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十 (“ten”) and 紀 (“period”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thập kỉ

a decade (10 years)

See also

thập niên

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