nảy
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- nẩy
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗas (“to bounce”). Compare Proto-Katuic *-ɗas (“to leap, bounce, flit”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naj˨˩˦]
Verb
nảy
- to bounce
- to be born out of something
Derived terms
- nảy nở