nanh
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ. Cognate with Muong nenh, Tho [Cuối Chăm] nɛːŋ¹ ("tooth"), Pacoh kineng (“tooth”), Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng), Bahnar sơnĕnh, hơnĕnh (“tooth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit](classifier cái) nanh • (獰, 狞, 𫜧, , 𤘓, 𪺖)
- an eyetooth; fang; (upper) canine tooth
- (figurative) a milk tooth (first tooth of a baby)
- (anatomy) a tusk
- (figurative) a sprout (stem emerging from a seed)
Derived terms
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- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- vi:Anatomy
- vi:Teeth