nanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gpnaiŋ, an infixed form of *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ (“tusk, eye tooth”); cognates include Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng), Bahnar grĕng, Muong nenh and Mon ဂြၚ်.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nan˧˧]

Noun

nanh (狞, 獰, 𤡛, 𤘓)

eye tooth, fang
(anatomy) tusk

Derived terms

răng nanh (“canine tooth”)

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