chên

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟiːŋ (“leg, foot”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuŋ ~ *ɟuəŋ ~ *ɟəŋ (“leg, foot”).

Noun

chên

1. (anatomy) leg

Descendants

• Vietnamese: chân

Romagnol

Alternative forms

• cân

Noun

chên m (plural chën) (Cattolica)

1. dog

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕen˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕen˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəːn˧˧]

Preposition

chên

1. misspelling of trên (“on”)