kiến

See also: kien and Kiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gɛːnʔ ~ *kɛːnʔ. Cognate with Thavung แก้น. Compare Bolyu ɣəːn³³.

Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˥]
• Homophone: kiếng

Noun

(classifier con) kiến • (蜆)

1. ant