nhung

See also: nhúng, nhưng, and những

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Homophone: Nhung

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絨.

Noun

nhung

1. velvet

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 茸.

Noun

nhung

1. (of a deer, chiefly in the contexts of alternative medicine) young antlers