nhài

See also: nhai, nhái, nhãi, and nhại

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲaːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Northern Middle Vietnamese mlài, from Chinese 茉莉 (mạt lị, “jasmine”), with the reduction of first syllable of the Chinese term into /m/.

Alternative forms

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) lài

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) nhài • (𣔦, 𦲒, 𦹹)

(Northern Vietnam) jasmine
(Northern Vietnam) paper fan pin (fastening slats, originally jasmine-shaped)

Noun

nhài

(archaic, historical) maid; maidservant; abigail

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