nắp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nap"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From an infixed form of a root that gave rise to đắp (“to cover”).

From Proto-Vietic *s-nəp (“blanket, cover”). Compare Proto-Pong *nɨp⁷ ("cover"), which is an infixed form of the root presented in Proto-Pong as *sɨp⁷ ("to cover").

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) nắp • (蒳, 𠖘, 䈫)

  1. a hard piece put on top to cover or seal a container, such as a lid, a cover or a cap
    Hyponym: vung
    nắp chai/bút ― a bottle/pen cap
    nắp/vung/nắp vung (nồi) ― a pot lid
    đóng/mở/vặn nắp ― to close/open/twist a lid/cap

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