thế chấp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 貰 (“to borrow”) and 執 (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰe˧˦ t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰej˨˩˦ t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰej˦˥ cəp̚˦˥]
Verb
thế chấp
- to collateralize; to mortgage; to secure (creating debt with property)