Vietnamese
Etymology
hen + suyễn. Both elements mean "asthma" by themselves and are also both originally verbs.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɛn˧˧ swiən˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɛŋ˧˧ ʂwiəŋ˧˨] ~ [hɛŋ˧˧ swiəŋ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɛŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [hɛŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun
hen suyễn
- (pathology) (bệnh ~) asthma
- Synonyms: hen, suyễn