noãn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卵 (“egg”), from Middle Chinese 卵 (lwan^X). Compare Sichuanese Chinese 卵 (nuan³), Korean 卵 (nan). Compare also similar alteration in Romance descendants of Latin libella, such as French niveau. See also nói ngọng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nwaːn˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

noãn

(botany) an ovule

See also

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