nạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from an infixed form of a root that gave rise to chạng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) nạng • (㰙, 𣡤)

1. a crutch (device to assist in motion as a cane)
2. (nautical) a bumkin

Verb

nạng • (曩)

1. to push; to push off
2. to chase away somebody