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
- (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.