How do you say “abbreviation” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "abbreviation" in Vietnamese?

"Abbreviation" in Vietnamese is viết tắt (abbreviation).

“Abbreviation” in Vietnamese is viết tắt (abbreviation).

Vietnamese words for “abbreviation”

viết tắtnoun
Hanoi [viət̚˧˦ tat̚˧˦] · Saigon [viək̚˦˥ tak̚˦˥]viết rising tắt rising
abbreviation
for “abbreviation” meaning: A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality

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