nút

See also: nut, Nut, NUT, nût, and -nut

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-n-uːt (“bung”), a nasal infixed form of *tuːt (whence đút).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) nút • (鈕, 𦄠, 𨨷)

1. knot
2. (of a machine) button
3. (dated, computing) button; key
4. (graphical user interface) button
5. (Southern Vietnam, of a garment) button
6. (of a bottle) bung; stopper; cork

Synonyms

• (computer key): phím
• (shirt button): cúc

Related terms

• buộc; thắt; tết; cột
• bấm; ấn; nhấn; nhấp; kích; gõ
• cài; đơm; tuột; khuy
• đóng; mở; cậy

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West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

nút c (plural nuten, diminutive nútsje)

1. nut

Derived terms

• nútsjesmoar

Further reading

• “nút”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011