nghẹn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːnʔ (“to choke (while eating)”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nghẹn (𫫹)

to be choked (while eating)

Derived terms

Terms derived from nghẹn

nghẹn cứng

nghẹn ngào

nghẹn ứ

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