nhởi

See also: nhoi, nhói, and nhơi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) nhởn (in lects where *-l > /-n/)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

nhởi • (汝, 躎)

  1. (North Central Vietnam, intransitive) to play
    Synonym: chơi
    đi nhởi ― to go play
  2. to frolic, to gambol (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

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