an thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安神, composed of 安 (“calm”) and 神 (“mind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Verb

an thần

  1. (chiefly in compound) to calm the nerves, preventing excessive stimulation, usually to aid sleep
    thuốc an thần ― tranquilizer
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.