Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *s-ɲaːʔ (to chew; to masticate).

Verb edit

nhá (, )

  1. (especially of an old person) to chew (carefully, usually something hard to eat); to masticate
  2. (telephony) to ring someone and then immediately hang up so that they'll call you back and get charged for you
    Synonym: nhá máy

Etymology 2 edit

Particle edit

nhá

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of nhé

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