say nắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

say (“drunk”) +‎ nắng (“sunny”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saj˧˧ naŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaj˧˧ naŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saj˧˧ naŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂa(ː)j˧˧ naŋ˦˥] ~ [sa(ː)j˧˧ naŋ˦˥]

Verb

say nắng

1. to suffer from a heat stroke
2. (figurative) to have a crush on (someone)

   nhiều khi chỉ là say nắng thôi mà ảnh cũng tính vô mối tình

   sometimes it's just a crush but he also counts it in (as a proper relationship)

See also

• cảm nắng