nợ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *b-rn-əːʔ, the n-infixed form of *bəːʔ (whence bợ). Cognate with Chut [Mày] panɯ⁴ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).
Compare Khmer បំណុល (bɑmnol, “debt”), which has an unrelated root but with similar meaning infixed with the same cognate infix.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Verb edit
- to owe
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
- Tai Dam: ꪹꪙꪷ꫁