kiến
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *gɛːnʔ ~ *kɛːnʔ. Cognate with Thavung แก้น. Compare Bolyu ɣəːn³³.
Pronunciation edit
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- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥]
- Homophone: kiếng
Noun edit
(classifier con) kiến • (見, 蜆)
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Derived terms