khăn giấy

Vietnamese

Etymology

khăn (“towel”) +‎ giấy (“paper”). Compare English paper towel.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ zəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥]

Noun

khăn giấy

1. a tissue (sheet of absorbent paper)

See also

• mô (“biological tissue”)