nụ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nʊw˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

Noun

nụ • (𦵚, 𦵝)

  1. flower bud
    • Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠
      𨅹𨖲𣘃𣞻𢲨花
      𨀈𫴋𪽣𣘁𢲨𦵚尋春
      Trèo lên cây bưởi hái hoa,
      Bước xuống ruộng cà hái nụ tầm xuân.
      Climb the pomelo tree to pick flowers
      [Then] Go to the eggplant field looking for a dog rose.

Classifier

nụ • (𦵚, 𦵝)

  1. Used for smiles and kisses
    một nụ cười ― a smile

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) nụ

  1. Any of species Garcinia gummi-gutta (syn. Garcinia cambogia)
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