quên

See also: quen, quèn, and qu'en

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Proto-Bahnaric *wəl (“to forget, be lost”) (whence Halang tơwĭl) and Proto-Katuic *-wiil (“to forget”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

quên (悁, 捐, 涓, 𠅳, 𪬙, 𪬳, 𢟚, 𠅻)

to forget

Usage notes

Not to be confused with quen (“to be familiar with; to know”), which sounds especially similar in the Northern dialect.

Derived terms

Terms derived from quên

được chim bẻ ná, được cá quên nơm
lãng quên
nguôi quên
nhãng quên

quên bẵng
quên béng
quên khuấy

quên lãng
quên lửng
quên mình

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