nhíp

See also: nhịp

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • díp (denasalized)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from a Tai language; compare Thai เย็บ (yép), Zhuang nyib; but the source of borrowing is uncertain. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 鑷 (MC nrjep), which was borrowed possibly at Proto-Tai level.

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) nhíp • (釞)

  1. tweezers

Verb

nhíp • (釞)

  1. to sew

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English leaf.

Noun

(classifier cái, thanh) nhíp

  1. steel strip of sustained flexibility, used for a car to maintain its balance
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