yến

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yen"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燕 (“swallow”). Doublet of én.

Noun

(classifier con) yến

a swift (bird)
yến sào
edible swift nest
(loosely) Synonym of én (“swallow”) (bird)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宴.

Noun

yến

(archaic) a banquet

Etymology 3

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Noun

yến

a unit of weight, equal to 10 kilograms

See also

tấn (“tonne”)
tạ (“100 kg”)

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