yến

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yen"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燕 (“swallow”). Doublet of én.

Noun

(classifier con) yến

  1. a swift (bird)
    yến sào
    edible swift nest
  2. (loosely) synonym of én (“swallow”) (bird)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宴.

Noun

yến

  1. (archaic) a banquet

Etymology 3

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Noun

yến

  1. a unit of weight, equal to 10 kilograms

See also

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