kíp

See also: kịp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kip̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kip̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kip̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 急 (“urgent”, SV: cấp). Also compare gấp.

Adjective

kíp • (急)

(no longer used in isolation) urgent; pressing; hurried

Derived terms

Derived terms

cần kíp

Etymology 2

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Noun

kíp

(chiefly firearms) flint
súng kíp ― a flintlock

Etymology 3

From French équipe.

Noun

kíp

(dated) shift; session

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