xén tóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

xén (“to prune, to trim”) +‎ tóc (“headhair”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛn˧˦ tawk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˦˧˥ tawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛŋ˦˥ tawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) xén tóc

1. longhorn beetle