nao núng

See also: não nùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “looks like -ung reduplicative of nao, but the tone isn’t right”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˧ nʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˧ nʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːw˧˧ nʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

nao núng

to flinch
- 2010, Minh Niệm, “Niềm tin”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
  […] vậy thì ta đâu cần phải nao núng, lo sợ.
  […] and so we need not flinch or be anxious.