suyễn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) siễn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喘 (“to pant, to gasp”). Like hen (“asthma; to cough”), this word was originally a verb.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂwiəŋ˧˨] ~ [swiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

suyễn

  1. (pathology) (bệnh ~) asthma
    Synonyms: hen, hen suyễn
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