nhạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雁. Doublet of ngan "muscovy duck".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) nhạn

1. certain members of the Hirundinidae family