khăn vấn

Vietnamese

Postcard depicting people wearing turbans during election day in Hà Nội during French Indochina, around 1910

Etymology

khăn (“towel”) +‎ vấn (“to wrap; to roll”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ vən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəŋ˦˥]

Noun

khăn vấn • (䘜抆)

1. turban

   Synonyms: khăn, khăn đóng