nụ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably related to Maleng Bro prnuːʔ ("breast"). If so, this is from an infixed form related to bú (“to suckle”) (bare root) and vú (“breast”) (prefixed). The semantic shift of "breast" > "nipple" > "bud" shouldn't be too far-fetched, cf. Mal poʔ ("nipple, udder, to suckle"), which is a cognate of bú, Santali ᱱᱩᱱᱩ (nunu, “nipple, breast, to suckle”) (not be confused with Santali ᱧᱩ (ñu, “to drink”), cognate of Vietnamese nhậu).”

Noun[edit]

nụ • (𦵚, 𦵝)

  1. flower bud
    • Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠
      𨅹𨖲𣘃𣞻𢲨花
      𨀈𫴋𪽣𣘁𢲨𦵚尋春
      Trèo lên cây bưởi hái hoa,
      Bước xuống ruộng cà hái nụ tầm xuân.
      Climb the pomelo tree to pick flowers
      [Then] Go to the eggplant field looking for a dog rose.

Classifier[edit]

nụ • (𦵚, 𦵝)

  1. Used for smiles and kisses
    một nụ cười ― a smile

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây, quả, trái) nụ

  1. Any of species Garcinia gummi-gutta (syn. Garcinia cambogia)
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