rên xiết

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier rên siếc, compound of rên +‎ siếc. The latter is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zen˧˧ siət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐen˧˧ siək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹəːn˧˧ siək̚˦˥]

Verb

rên xiết

  1. to lament; to groan; to writhe