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nhổ

See also: nho, nhỏ, nhớ, nhơ, and nhọ

Vietnamese edit

FWOTD – 19 January 2022

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Particularly: “Another example of the instability of *ʄ ~ *ɟ; the form giổ (obsolete) is also attested. This case is the exact same as North Central chôông vs. mainstream nhông (“agama”) and giông (“salamander”), and the reverse of North Central nhôông vs. mainstream chồng (“husband”).”

Alternative forms edit

  • (North Central Vietnam) chỗ

Verb edit

nhổ • (𭉷)

  1. to spit, to spit out
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Vietic *ʄoh.

Verb edit

nhổ • (𢭵, 𢮫, 𢯚)

  1. to pull out something that's planted firmly into a surface, such as a tooth, a hair, a feather, a blade of grass, etc.
    nhổ răng/tóc bạc/cỏ ― to pull out a tooth/a gray hair/weed
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 17, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      Thằng bé kéo tay tôi, bảo nhỏ. – Nhổ lông chim mướn đấy. […]
      The boy pulled my hand and said quietly, "They are searching for someone to pluck feathers there. […]"
Synonyms edit
  • (to pull out something firmly planted into a surface): nhể
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