nanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gpnaiŋ, an infixed form of *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ (“tusk, eye tooth”); cognates include Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng), Bahnar grĕng, Muong nenh and Mon ဂြၚ်.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nan˧˧]

Noun

nanh • (狞, 獰, 𤡛, 𤘓)

1. eye tooth, fang
2. (anatomy) tusk

Derived terms

• răng nanh (“canine tooth”)