khăn

See also: khan, Khan, khán, and khàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 巾 (“piece of cloth”, SV: cân).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (classifier chiếc, cái) khăn • (䘜)

    1. towel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
      • Văn Tấn, “Chiếc Khăn Tay [The Handkerchief]”‎[1]performed by Yến Trang, published 1995:
        Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
        Em sướng vui có chiếc khăn xinh đẹp, lau bàn tay em giữ sạch hằng ngày.
        A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
        I'm glad to have a beautiful kerchief, to wipe the hands I keep clean every day.

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