nhàu

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See also: nhau and nháu

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲa(ː)w˨˩]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲɔʔ (“noni”), cognate with Khmer ញ (ñɔɔ).

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây, trái, quả) nhàu

Morinda citrifolia, noni

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲuʔ ~ *ɲuəʔ (“wrinkled, furrowed”); cognate with Khmer ខ្ញូវ (khñəw) (in ខ្ញីវខ្ញូវ (khñəywkhñəw)) and Mon ခညောအ် (həɲɒʔ).

Adjective[edit]

nhàu • (𦈂)

be wrinkled

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Related terms[edit]

nhăn

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