nhài
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Northern Middle Vietnamese mlài, from Chinese 茉莉 (mạt lị, “jasmine”), with the reduction of first syllable of the Chinese term into /m/.
Alternative forms edit
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) lài
Noun edit
(classifier cây, hoa, bông) nhài • (𣔦, 𦲒, 𦹹)
- (Northern Vietnam) jasmine
- (Northern Vietnam) paper fan pin (fastening slats, originally jasmine-shaped)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
nhài