khăn rằn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From khăn (“towel, scarf”) +‎ rằn (“striped”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ zan˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ʐaŋ˦˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ʐaŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ɹaŋ˨˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ɹaŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) khăn rằn

1. khăn rằn, a type of shawl typically worn in Southern Vietnam