nhung

See also: nhúng, nhưng, and những

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Homophone: Nhung

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絨.

Noun

nhung

  1. velvet

Adjective

nhung

  1. (literary) glossy
    đôi mắt nhung ― one possessing glossy eyes

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 茸.

Noun

nhung

  1. (of a deer, chiefly in the contexts of alternative medicine) young antlers
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