nắp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nap"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From an infixed form of a root that gave rise to đắp (“to cover”).

From Proto-Vietic *s-nəp (“blanket, cover”). Compare Proto-Pong *nɨp⁷ ("cover"), which is an infixed form of the root presented in Proto-Pong as *sɨp⁷ ("to cover").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nap̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nap̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nap̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) nắp • (蒳, 𠖘, 䈫)

1. a hard piece put on top to cover or seal a container, such as a lid, a cover or a cap

   Hyponym: vung

   nắp chai/bút ― a bottle/pen cap

   nắp/vung/nắp vung (nồi) ― a pot lid

   đóng/mở/vặn nắp ― to close/open/twist a lid/cap

See also

• mở nắp chai
• bìa (“book cover”)