khôn

See also: khon

Tai Dam

Noun

khôn

feather

References

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tai/taidam/alphabet.htm

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *(k)-hoːn.

Adjective

khôn (fully reduplicated form khôn khôn)

wise, smart
sapient

Derived terms

Terms derived from khôn

khôn khéo (“subtle”)
khôn lỏi (“slim”)

khôn ngoan (“wise”)
tinh khôn (“cuteness”)

trí khôn (“intellect”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to không.

Adverb

khôn

(literary, rare) unable to; not having; difficult to; hard to

Derived terms

Terms derived from khôn

khôn cùng

khôn lường

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤.

Noun

khôn

hexagram 2 (䷁)

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