nếp
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (“glutinous (rice)”), perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *c( )ɗip, a metastasised form of *cɓiit ~ *cɓait ~ *cɓət ~ *cɓəət (“sticky; to stick on”); cognate with Muong đếp. Compare Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, “glutinous (rice)”).
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Etymology 2
Equivalent to the noun derivative of xếp, chếp (“to fold”). Compare Khmer ជំនីប (cumniip) < ជីប (ciip).
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