Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *b-rn-əːʔ, the -(r)n-infixed form of *bəːʔ (whence bợ (to borrow money, to pawn)). 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

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Noun

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nợ (, 𡢻, 𦬑, 𧴱)

  1. debt

Verb

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nợ (, 𡢻, 𦬑, 𧴱)

  1. to owe

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tai Dam: ꪹꪙꪷ꫁