nhuỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nhụy

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蕊 (“stamen; pistil”, SV: nhị). Doublet of nhị.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲwi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲwɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲwɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

nhuỵ • (蕊)

1. a pistil

   Synonyms: nhị, nhị cái