Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 剎那, from Chinese 剎那, from Sanskrit क्षण ‎(kṣaṇa)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪aːʔt̚˧ˀ˦ naː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːʔk̚˦˥ naː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːʔk̚˦ˀ˥ naː˧˥]