xiên
Tày edit
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Cardinal : xiên | ||
Etymology edit
From Chinese 千 (MC tshen). Cognate with Zhuang cien, Bouyei xianl.
Pronunciation edit
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [siən˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [siən˦]
Numeral edit
xiên
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 扦 (SV: thiên).
Noun edit
Verb edit
- (transitive) to skewer, to impale
- xiên thịt nướng chả ― to skewer meat and grill kabobs
Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 偏 (SV: thiên).
Adjective edit
xiên • (吀, 偏, 串, 羶, 川, 𠉟) (diminutive reduplication xiên xiên)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
References edit
- "xiên" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
- Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)