nĩa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-rn-ɛh, the *-rn- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛh, whence Modern Vietnamese xỉa (“to pick; to jab”). Also related to Vietnamese chĩa (“pitchfork”) and to Chinese 杈 (MC tsrheaH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) nĩa

  1. fork

See also

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