khăn đóng

See also: Khăn vấn

Vietnamese

Postcard depicting people wearing turbans during election day in Hà Nội during French Indochina, around 1910

Etymology

khăn (“towel”) +‎ đóng (“to wear tightly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xan˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

khăn đóng • (䘜凍)

1. turban

   Synonyms: khăn, khăn vấn