vấn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly a doublet of quấn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wən(ʔ) (“coiled; to wind, bend”). Cognate with Khmer វៀន (viən, “to curl up”) and Mon ဝေန် (wèn, “to be crooked, deformed”).
Verb
- to roll
- 1978, Chu Lai, Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân, page 48:
- Sáu Hóa không ăn, ngượng ngập quay đi vấn thuốc.
- Six Hoá did not eat; he awkwardly turned around and rolled a cigarette.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 問 (“ask”).
Verb
vấn
- (only in compounds) to ask
Derived terms