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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 肯定, from Japanese 肯定 (kōtei).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaŋ˧˩ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˧˨ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaŋ˧˨ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨] ~ [xaŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Verb

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1. to affirm; to confirm; to assert