thai nghén

Vietnamese

Etymology

thai +‎ nghén.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˥]

Verb

thai nghén

1. to be pregnant (generally speaking)
2. (literary, figurative) to conceive; to devise