vặn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *vaɲʔ (“to twist”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiɲ ~ *wiiɲ ~ *wəɲ ~ *waɲʔ (“to twist, turn, go round”). Cognate with Muong Bi wãnh, Proto-Katuic *waɲ (“to twist, wring”) (whence Pacoh véinh).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jaŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

vặn • (𢱨, 𢴌)

to twist

Derived terms

vặn vẹo
xoắn vặn

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