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
Derived terms
- nhàu nát
- nhàu nhĩ
Related terms
- nhăn