nhớp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-ɲəːp (“dirty”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] ɲəːp⁷ and Chut [Rục] ɲə́ːp. Doublet of dớp.

Compare also Proto-Katuic *ɲəəp (“bad”), whence Pacoh nnhôp (“bad, ugly”) and Western Katu ɲəːp ("dirty, bad").

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲəːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəːp̚˦˥]

Adjective

nhớp • (𣱿, 㳌)

  1. dirty and sticky (because of moisture); mucky
  2. (Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh) dirty; unclean

Derived terms

  • lớp nhớp
  • nhơ nhớp
  • nhớp nháp
  • nhớp nhợp
  • nhớp nhúa
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