nhau

See also: nhàu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese nhau, dau (“each other”). Compare also North Central Vietnamese rau.

Adverb

nhau (𠑬, 憢, 蹺, 饒)

each other, mutually, reciprocally, one another
yêu nhau ― to love each other

cùng nhau ― with each other; together
together

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ʄaw (“placenta”).

Alternative forms

rau

Noun

nhau (𦣗, 膮, 胞)

placenta, afterbirth

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