cận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 近.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

cận

(chiefly in compounds) near; close
(colloquial) Short for cận thị (“short-sighted”).

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