Vietnamese
Etymology
Compound of thối (“stinking; rotten”) + não (“brain”). Calque of English brain rot.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰoj˧˦ naːw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰoj˨˩˦ naːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰoj˦˥ naːw˨˩˦]
Adjective
thối não
- (neologism, slang, derogatory) to be brain rotten