khăn tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

khăn +‎ tay.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ taj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) khăn tay

  1. handkerchief
    Synonyms: khăn mùi soa, mùi soa, mu-xoa
    • Văn Tấn, “Chiếc Khăn Tay [The Handkerchief]”‎[1]performed by Yến Trang, published 1995:
      Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
      Em sướng vui có chiếc khăn xinh đẹp, lau bàn tay em giữ sạch hằng ngày.
      A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
      I'm glad to have a beautiful kerchief, to wipe the hands I keep clean every day.

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