viên nén

Vietnamese

Etymology

viên (“small piece, ball, pebble, etc.”) +‎ nén (“to compress”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˧˧ nɛn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˧ nɛŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˧ nɛŋ˦˥] ~ [jiəŋ˧˧ nɛŋ˦˥]

Noun

viên nén

1. (pharmacy) a pill; a tablet