mền

See also: Appendix:Variations of "men"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 棉 (SV: miên) (Old Chinese /*men/ (Zhengzhang)). Compare Sui myeenz (“quilt”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [men˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [men˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məːn˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, tấm) mền • (𢅧, 𬡴, 𧚭)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) blanket
Synonym: chăn

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