nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (“inside”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

nội

  1. emphasizng the mere something
    Nội việc rửa bát mày còn làm chẳng được!
    You can't even wash the mere dishes properly!

Adjective

nội

  1. belonging to the father's side of the family
    bên nội
    the paternal side (of the family)
    cháu nội
    a paternal grandchild
    quê nội
    father's birthplace (and/or where his ancestors have lived for generations)
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Nhớ sông" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      Ba sẽ bán chiếc ghe nầy, về quê nội mua một miếng đất, rồi ba với con Thuỷ cuốc đất trồng rau, có gì ăn nấy.
      I will sell this junk, return to the village of my (paternal) ancestors to buy a plot of land, and Thuỷ and I will hoe that land to grow vegetables and live from whatever we can grow.

Derived terms

Noun

nội

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) a paternal grandparent
    Nội ơi! Để con nhổ tóc bạc cho nội nha!
    (Paternal) Grandpa/Grandma! Let me pull out your gray hair!

See also

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