nếp

See also: nep, NEP, Nep, nép, and Nep.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (“glutinous (rice)”), perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *c( )ɗip, a metastasised form of *cɓiit ~ *cɓait ~ *cɓət ~ *cɓəət (“sticky; to stick on”); cognate with Muong đếp. Compare Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, “glutinous (rice)”).

Noun

nếp (𥻻, 𬗂)

glutinous rice

Derived terms

nếp than

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the noun derivative of xếp, chếp (“to fold”). Compare Khmer ជំនីប (cumniip) < ជីប (ciip).

Noun

nếp

fold; crease; plait
habit

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