nướng

See also: nương and nường

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗaːŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cnʔaaŋ, an infixed form of *cʔaŋ ~ *cʔaaŋ ~ *chaŋ ~ *chaiŋ ~ *cʔiəŋ ~ *chiəŋ (to expose to heat). Compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects náng, Muong nảng.

Pronunciation

Verb

nướng (𤓢, 𪹷, 𣡤)

  1. to roast; to grill
  2. (colloquial) to be shorn of (money); to lose; to squander

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Derived terms
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