Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蕊 (“stamen; pistil”, SV: nhị). Doublet of nhị.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲwi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲwɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲwɪj˨˩˨]
Noun
nhuỵ • (蕊)
- a pistil
- Synonyms: nhị, nhị cái