nhựa
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *ɲaːʔ (“sap; resin; drug”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Khmu [Cuang] krɲaʔ ("resin used to catch animals").
The adjectival sense derived from the stickiness/viscosity of resin.
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nhựa
- (colloquial) overly attached
- Nhựa vừa thôi!
- Stop acting so spoiled!