kiến

See also: kien, Kien, kiên, Kiên, kiện, and Kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gɛːnʔ ~ *kɛːnʔ. Cognate with Thavung แก้น. Compare Bolyu ɣəːn³³.

Pronunciation

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(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiən˧˦]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˥]
Homophone: kiếng

Noun

(classifier con) kiến • (見, 蜆)

ant

See also

Derived terms

cánh kiến
kiến ba khoang
kiến cánh
kiến đen
kiến lửa

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