nợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-rn-əːʔ, the n-infixed form of *bəːʔ (whence bợ). Cognate with Chut [Mày] panɯ⁴ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Compare Khmer បំណុល (bɑmnol, “debt”), which has an unrelated root but with similar meaning infixed with the same cognate infix.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nợ • (女, 𡢻, 𦬑, 𧴱)

1. debt

Verb

nợ • (女, 𡢻, 𦬑, 𧴱)

1. to owe

Derived terms

Derived terms

• con nợ
• duyên nợ
• đòi nợ
• mắc nợ
• món nợ
• nhà gần chợ đổ nợ cho con
• nhất tội nhì nợ
• nợ nần
• thiếu nợ
• vay nợ

 

Descendants

• Tai Dam: ꪹꪙꪷ꫁