niền

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • niềng (modern spelling, originally misspelling)

Etymology

The n-nominalisation reflex of viền (“to hem; to edge”). Also compare vành.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) niền • (𦀅)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) rim of a wheel
    niền xe đạp ― bicycle wheel rim
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) hoop; band (put around a barrel etc.)

Verb

niền • (𦀅)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to bind (as with a hoop or band on the outside); to tie
    niền răng ― to apply dental braces
  2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to put in the stocks
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