ních

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perhaps non-SV reading of 搦 (to grasp/squeeze”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

ních • (𠺁, 𡀡)

  1. (transitive) to cram; to stuff; to pack in; to squeeze in (especially food)
    Synonyms: ngốn, thồn

Derived terms

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