khăn mùi soa
Vietnamese
Etymology
khăn (“square or rectangle piece of cloth”) + French mouchoir.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ muj˨˩ swaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ muj˦˩ ʂwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ muj˨˩ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ muj˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾aː˧˧]
Noun
khăn mùi soa
- (dated) handkerchief
- Synonym: khăn tay
Further reading
- "khăn mùi soa" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)