nhíp

See also: nhịp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language; compare Thai เย็บ (yép), Zhuang nyib. See also Chinese 鑷 (MC nrjep), which is surely related to the Proto-Tai word, but the direction of borrowing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲip̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲip̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲip̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) nhíp • (釞)

1. tweezers

Verb

nhíp • (釞)

1. to sew