nổi

See also: noi, nói, and nồi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [noj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [noj˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [noj˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːs (“to float”).

Verb

nổi • (𬈗 - 𤃠, 浮)

  1. to float; to overfloat
  2. to rise; to develop
  3. to swell; to swell out; to appear
  4. (colloquial) to be popular
    Dạo này có bài nào nổi?
    What songs are popular these days?
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 能 (“be able to; capable”, SV: năng).

Verb

nổi

  1. be able to; to be capable of; to be in a position to
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