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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: miên) (Old Chinese /*men/ (Zhengzhang)). Compare Sui myeenz (quilt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cái, tấm) mền (𢅧, 𬡴, 𧚭)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) blanket
    Synonym: chăn