chân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"

Contents

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cən, *cəən (“leg”). Might be related to *ɟuŋ ~ *ɟuəŋ ~ *ɟəŋ (whence Khmer ជើង (cəəng), Bahnar jơ̆ng, Mon ဇိုၚ်) through some phonological progress.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəŋ˧˧]

Noun

chân (蹎)

1. foot, leg

Derived terms

• bàn chân (“foot”)
• bắp chân (“calf”)
• chân trời (“horizon”)
• móng chân (“toenail”)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χaːn/

Noun

chân

1. Aspirate mutation of cân.

Verb

chân

1. Aspirate mutation of cân.