khiên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from Tai (compare Thai เขน (kěen, “round shield”)) or Eastern Cham khil/ꨇꨪꩊ (“shield”), both from Khmer ខែល (khael, “shield”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
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- Vietnamese terms borrowed from Tai languages
- Vietnamese terms derived from Tai languages
- Vietnamese terms derived from Eastern Cham
- Vietnamese terms derived from Khmer
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
- Vietnamese nouns classified by tấm
- Vietnamese lemmas
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