nôn khan

Vietnamese

Etymology

nôn (“to vomit”) +‎ khan (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [non˧˧ xaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [noŋ˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [noŋ˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [noŋ˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧] ~ [noŋ˧˧ xaːŋ˧˧]

Verb

nôn khan

1. to retch; to gag; to dry heave