nanh nọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of nanh (“fang”) +‎ nọc (“venom”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [najŋ̟˧˧ nawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛɲ˧˧ nawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nan˧˧ nawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

nanh nọc

  1. (literary) evil, viperish
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