khăn vấn

Vietnamese
Postcard depicting people wearing turbans during election day in Hà Nội during French Indochina, around 1910

Etymology

khăn (“towel”) +‎ vấn (“to wrap; to roll”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ vən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəŋ˦˥]

Noun

khăn vấn • (䘜抆)

  1. turban
    Synonyms: khăn, khăn đóng
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