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xe than

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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xe (“vehicle”) +‎ than (“coal”). Than also means "to moan", which is how some have described the vehicles.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xe than

  1. (historical) A minibus that has been converted to run on coal.

References

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  1. ^ Phạm Trần (2006 November 20) “Xe "than"”, in tuoitre.vn‎[1] (in Vietnamese), retrieved 24 April 2023
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