nhàu

See also: nhau and nháu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲɔʔ (“noni”). Cognate with Khmer ញ (ñɔɔ), Mon မညောအ်.

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) nhàu

  1. noni (Morinda citrifolia)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲuʔ ~ *ɲuəʔ (“wrinkled, furrowed”); cognate with Khmer ខ្ញូវ (khñəw) (in ខ្ញីវខ្ញូវ (khñəywkhñəw)) and Mon ခညောအ် (həɲɒʔ).

Adjective

nhàu • (𦈂)

  1. be wrinkled
Derived terms
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