nhài
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Northern Middle Vietnamese mlài, from Chinese 茉莉 (mạt lị, “jasmine”), with the reduction of first syllable of the Chinese term into /m/.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) lài
Noun[edit]
(classifier cây, hoa, bông) nhài • (𣔦, 𦲒, 𦹹)
- (Northern Vietnam) jasmine
- (Northern Vietnam) paper fan pin (fastening slats, originally jasmine-shaped)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
nhài
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