cạn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gaːnʔ; cognate with Arem /kɑːnˀ/. Related to (likely loaned from) Old Chinese 乾 (OC *kaːn, *ɡran).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

cạn (𣴓)

(of something that contains water) be out of water; dry; arid
be without; having no more

Derived terms

Bắc Kạn

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