suyễn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喘 (“to pant, to gasp”). Like hen (“asthma; to cough”), this word was originally a verb.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swiən˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwiəŋ˧˨] ~ [swiəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

suyễn

(pathology) (bệnh ~) asthma
Synonyms: hen, hen suyễn

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