nhàu

See also: nhau and nháu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲa(ː)w˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲɔʔ (“noni”), cognate with Khmer ញ (ñɔɔ).

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) nhàu

1. noni (Morinda citrifolia)

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)

1. be wrinkled

Derived terms

• càu nhàu
• nhàu nát
• nhàu nhĩ

 

Related terms

• nhăn