suyễn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喘 (“to pant, to gasp”). Like hen (“asthma; to cough”), this word was originally a verb.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swiən˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwiəŋ˧˨] ~ [swiəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

suyễn

1. (pathology) (bệnh ~) asthma

   Synonyms: hen, hen suyễn