mình ên

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second element is from Khmer ឯកឯង (ʼêkʼêng, alone).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mïŋ˨˩ ʔen˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨn˦˩ ʔen˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨn˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧]

Adjective

mình ên

  1. (Mekong Delta) alone; by oneself