thai nghén

Vietnamese

Etymology

thai +‎ nghén.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˧ ŋɛŋ˦˥]

Verb

thai nghén

  1. to be pregnant (generally speaking)
  2. (literary, figurative) to conceive; to devise