mắc khén

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language. Compare Thai มะแขว่น (má-kwɛ̀ɛn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mak̚˧˦ xɛn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ kʰɛŋ˦˧˥] ~ [mak̚˦˧˥ xɛŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˥ kʰɛŋ˦˥] ~ [mak̚˦˥ xɛŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, hạt) mắc khén

1. Zanthoxylum rhetsa