khăn

See also: khan, Khan, khán, and khàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 巾 (“piece of cloth”, SV: cân).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) khăn • (䘜)

towel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
- Văn Tấn (lyrics and music), “Chiếc Khăn Tay (The Handkerchief)”; 1995 performance by Yến Trang
  Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
  Em sướng vui có chiếc khăn xinh đẹp, lau bàn tay em giữ sạch hằng ngày.
  A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
  I'm glad to have a beautiful kerchief, to wipe the hands I keep clean every day.

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