khăn giấy

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

khăn (“towel”) +‎ giấy (“paper”). Compare English paper towel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ zəj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ jəj˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

khăn giấy

  1. a tissue (sheet of absorbent paper)

See also[edit]

  • mô (“biological tissue”)
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