nai nịt

Vietnamese

Etymology

nai +‎ nịt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

nai nịt

  1. to tighten and strap (one's clothes or one's belongings)
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 37, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Chiều hôm ấy y ăn thật no, nai nịt gọn ghẽ, hông giắt chuỷ thủ, lưng mang dây dài, […]
      That afternoon he ate his fill, tidily tightened his clothes and belongings, secured the dagger on his hip, and slung the long rope over his back; […]
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