nếp

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See also: nep, NEP, Nep, nép, and Nep.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (glutinous (rice)). Cognate with Muong Bi đếp, Proto-Katuic *ɗeep (whence Pacoh deip (glutinous rice)), Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, glutinous (rice)) (through a nasal infixed form).

Noun

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nếp (𥻻, 𬗂, 𱹔)

  1. glutinous rice
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Etymology 2

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Equivalent to the noun derivative of xếp, chếp (to fold). Compare Khmer ជំនីប (cumniip) < ជីប (ciip).

Noun

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nếp (, , 𡓳)

  1. fold; crease; plait
  2. habit

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