nanh

Vietnamese edit

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Etymology edit

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Particularly: “This word probably originated as an infixed derivate of a verb, cf. Khmu Cuang geɲ ("to stab with tusk").”

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ. Cognate with Muong nenh, Tho [Cuối Chăm] nɛːŋ¹ ("tooth"), Pacoh kineng (“tooth”), Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng), Bahnar sơnĕnh, hơnĕnh (“tooth”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nan˧˧]

Noun edit

(classifier cái) nanh • (獰, 狞, 𫜧, 󱲅, 𤘓, 𪺖)

an eyetooth; fang; (upper) canine tooth
(figurative) a milk tooth (first tooth of a baby)
(anatomy) a tusk
(figurative) a sprout (stem emerging from a seed)

Derived terms edit

nanh sấu (“jagged; uneven”)
nanh vuốt (“fangs and claws”)
nứt nanh (“to sprout”)
răng nanh (“canine tooth”)