nhựa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲaːʔ (“sap; resin; drug”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Khmu [Cuang] krɲaʔ ("resin used to catch animals").

The adjectival sense derived from the stickiness/viscosity of resin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɨə˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɨə˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɨə˨˩˨]

Noun

nhựa • (𦵙)

1. resin; gum; sap
2. plastic
3. Short for nhựa đường (“asphalt; bitumen”).

   đường đổ/trải nhựa ― paved road

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nhựa đường

 

Adjective

nhựa

1. (colloquial) overly attached

   Nhựa vừa thôi!

   Stop acting so spoiled!