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Where does “kèn túi” come from?

kèn túi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kèn, from French nickel, from German Nickel — nickel; A coin of ten pfennigs.

kèn túi (Vietnamese): bagpipe, bagpipes

Definitions

  1. bagpipe, bagpipes

Ancestry of “kèn túi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekèna traditional double reed shawm of Vietnam
2Frenchnickelnickel; atom of nickel; spotless
3GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs
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