khăn mùi soa

Vietnamese

Etymology

khăn (“square or rectangle piece of cloth”) + French mouchoir.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ muj˨˩ swaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ muj˦˩ ʂwaː˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ muj˦˩ swaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ muj˨˩ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ muj˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧]

Noun

khăn mùi soa

(dated) handkerchief
Synonyms: mùi soa, mu-xoa, khăn tay

Further reading

"khăn mùi soa" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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