nường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 娘 (“lady”, SV: nương). Doublet of nàng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) nường

  1. symbolic vagina used during fertility rites in some Northern Vietnam villages

Derived terms

  • nõ nường
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