thẹn

verb

Hanoi [tʰɛn˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰɛŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰɛŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thẹnheavynặng

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

thẹn means to feel shy; to be bashful.

Meanings of thẹn in English

Verb

to feel shy; to be bashful
to feel embarrassed; to be ashamed ≈ mắc cỡ xấu hổ dị

Words with thẹn

hổ thẹn thẹn thùng

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thẹn could be written as 善, 𠾺, 𫅡, 𢢆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Possibly cognate to thèn lẹn (Trần Trọng Dương, 2013), though unlikely to bẽn lẽn, trẽn, tẽn.

Frequently asked questions

What does thẹn mean in English?

thẹn (verb) means "to feel shy; to be bashful".

How do you pronounce thẹn?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɛn˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰɛŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: thẹn — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.