vấn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˦˥] ~ [jəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Possibly a doublet of quấn, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wən(ʔ) (coiled; to wind, bend). Cognate with Khmer វៀន (viən, to curl up) and Mon ဝေန် (wèn, to be crooked, deformed).

Verb

vấn • (, , 𥾸, , 𢴌)

  1. to roll
    • 1978, Chu Lai, Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân, page 48:
      Sáu Hóa không ăn, ngượng ngập quay đi vấn thuốc.
      Six Hoá did not eat; he awkwardly turned around and rolled a cigarette.
  2. to tie up
Derived terms
  • vấn vít (to be involved in)
  • vấn vương (to be preoccupied with, be in love with)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (ask).

Verb

vấn

  1. (only in compounds) to ask
Derived terms