Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
Particle
hàu
- (Patsho) for, to, dative case.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠔 (“oyster”, SV: hào).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haw˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ha(ː)w˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) hàu • (䗔, 𧓏)
- an oyster (mollusk; food)
- (vulgar, slang, colloquial) the vulva or vagina; female genitalia
Derived terms