nhền nhện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of nhện.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲen˨˩ ɲen˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲen˦˩ ɲen˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəːn˨˩ ɲəːn˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) nhền nhện

  1. (uncommon) spider
    Synonym: nhện

Usage notes

  • Like many words for animals formed through reduplication, this form is now much less used than its monosyllabic root nhện.