nuông

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nuəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nuəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [nuəŋ˧˧]

Verb

nuông

to indulge; to pamper; to spoil; to coddle excessively (especially a child or a pet)

Derived terms

nuông chiều (“to pamper”)