Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nəː˧˧ xɛ˧˧ mi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nəː˧˧ kʰɛ˧˧ mɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧] ~ [nəː˧˧ xɛ˧˧ mɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nəː˧˧ kʰɛ˧˧ mɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧] ~ [nəː˧˧ xɛ˧˧ mɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: nơ khe mi a

Proper noun

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Nơ-khe-mi-a

  1. (biblical, Catholicism) Nehemiah