khàn

See also: khan, Khan, khán, and khăn

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of khàn – see 看 (“to look; to see; to watch; to read; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 看).

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˩] ~ [xaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˨˩] ~ [xaːŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Of imitative origin.

Adjective

khàn • (𠸦) (diminutive reduplication khàn khàn)

  1. (of a voice) hoarse
    khàn cổ ― with a sore throat and a hoarse voice

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

khàn

  1. (card games) a set of three of the same card
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