noãn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卵 (“egg”), from Middle Chinese 卵 (lwanX). The Chinese word is originally zoological, but the Vietnamese derivation is strictly botanical. Compare Sichuanese Chinese 卵 (nuan3), Korean 卵 (nan). Compare also similar alteration in Romance descendants of Latin libella, such as French niveau. See also nói ngọng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nwaːn˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nwaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

noãn

  1. (botany) an ovule

See also

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