việc
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 役 (MC jwiᴇk̚) (Sino-Vietnamese reading: dịch). Cognate with Isan เวียก, Lao ວຽກ (wīak), Lü ᦵᦞᧅ (vek), Tai Dam ꪫꪸꪀ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viək̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
việc
- job, work, business
- thing, matter, affair