nhộng

See also: nhông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• dộng

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蛹 (“pupa; chrysalis”, SV: dõng, dũng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

nhộng • (蛹, 𧊊)

1. a pupa

See also

• kén