nhậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲuːʔ (“to drink”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲuuʔ (“to suck up, to drink”); cognate with Koho nyu (“to drink alcohols”), Samtao ɲɯ́ʔ, Teressa nyūḵ, Santali ᱧᱩ (ñu, “to drink”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəw˨˩˨]

Verb

nhậu • (昭, 𠶕, 𠻼)

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to drink (alcohol); to have drinks and hors d'oeuvres

See also

Derived terms

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