khấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: khẩn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəŋ˦˥] ~ [xəŋ˦˥]

Verb

khấn • (, 𡄩, 𭝫)

  1. to beg or pray to gods, spirits or ancestors