Vietnamese
Etymology
thai + nghén.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˥]
Verb
thai nghén
- to be pregnant (generally speaking)
- (literary, figurative) to conceive; to devise