khăn tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

khăn +‎ tay.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ taj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) khăn tay

1. handkerchief

   Synonym: khăn mùi soa

Further reading

• "khăn tay" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)