nôn nao

Vietnamese

Etymology

nôn +‎ nao.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [non˧˧ naːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [noŋ˧˧ naːw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [noŋ˧˧ naːw˧˧]

Adjective

nôn nao

  1. feeling sick (in the body)
  2. uneasy, disturbed, agitated (in the mind), anxious
    • 2022, Thanh Trần, Có những sinh viên y dược như thế!‎[1], Tiền Phong:
      Tết đã cận kề, ai cũng nôn nao về nhà.
      As Tết approaches, everyone is anxious to head back to their hometowns.
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