nậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

nậu • (耨)

1. band; gang; bunch

   nậu nguồn ― foresters/rangers (literally, “the bunch up the water source”)

Derived terms

• nẩu/nẫu
• Nẩu/Nẫu
• đầu nậu