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nhội

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Apparently there is a village to the northeast of Cổ Loa, Hanoi, with the demotic name of Nhội (often mispelled as Nhồi) and the former tên chữ of Ma Lôi (can't find any infos on the Nôm character used here tho).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cây) nhội

  1. bishop wood (Bischofia javanica)
  2. spiny fiddlewood (Citharexylum spinosum)

References

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  • Đỗ Tất Lợi (2004) Những cây thuốc và vị thuốc Việt Nam [Medicinal Herbs and Medicines of Vietnam], Hanoi: NXB Y học, pages 61-62