vằn

vằn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紋 (“stripe”; SV: văn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˨˩] ~ [jaŋ˨˩]

Adjective

vằn

1. striped

Derived terms

• ngựa vằn (“zebra”)

See also

• sọc