khoan

See also: khoán and khoản

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Adverb

    khoan

    1. to wait a bit

    Romanization

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Compare Khmer ខួង (khuəng) and ខ្វាន (khvaan).

    Noun

    (classifier mũi) khoan • (, )

    1. a drill

    Verb

    khoan • (, )

    1. to drill