nhàu

See also: nhau

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲɔʔ (“noni”), cognate with Khmer ញ (ñɔɔ).

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) nhàu

Morinda citrifolia, noni

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲuʔ ~ *ɲuəʔ (“wrinkled, furrowed”); cognate with Khmer ខ្ញូវ (khñəw) (in ខ្ញីវខ្ញូវ (khñəywkhñəw)) and Mon ခညောအ် (həɲɒʔ).

Adjective

nhàu (𦈂)

be wrinkled

Derived terms

nhàu nát
nhàu nhĩ

Related terms

nhăn

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