nuôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːj (“to feed”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] doːj¹.

Pronunciation

Verb

nuôi • (挼, 餒, 芮, 𩝺)

  1. to feed and raise, to rear
    nuôi ong ― to keep bees

Adjective

nuôi • (挼, 餒, 芮, 𩝺)

  1. adoptive or adopted
    Coordinate term: ruột
    con gái nuôi ― adopted daughter

Derived terms

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