khăn giấy
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
khăn (“towel”) + giấy (“paper”). Compare English paper towel.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ zəj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥]
Noun[edit]
- a tissue (sheet of absorbent paper)
See also[edit]
- mô (“biological tissue”)