nỡ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “*-(r)n-infixed form of lỡ?”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nəː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nəː˨˩˦]

Verb

nỡ • (女, 𡝖, 𦬑)

1. to be willing to, to be able to bring oneself to do something