Vietnamese

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Etymology

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săn +‎ sóc.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [san˧˧ sawk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaŋ˧˧ ʂawk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [saŋ˧˧ sawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaŋ˧˧ ʂawk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [saŋ˧˧ sawk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

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săn sóc

  1. to look after; to take care of carefully; to nurture