oản

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 碗 (“bowl-like object”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːn˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

oản

1. truncated conical-shaped sticky rice or cake, used as votive offering