khăn rằn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From khăn (towel, scarf) +‎ rằn (striped).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ zan˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ʐaŋ˦˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ʐaŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ɹaŋ˨˩] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ɹaŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) khăn rằn

  1. khăn rằn, a type of shawl typically worn in Southern Vietnam