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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 乃 and 蠻, from Mongolian Найман (Najman)/ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠨ (nayiman).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nãi Man
- the Naimans (medieval tribe originating in the territory of modern Western Mongolia)
2005, chapter 3, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):Lại đi thêm một ngày, còn cách chỗ Vương Hãn không xa, chợt hai tên quân tiền tiêu của Thiết Mộc Chân phi mau về, báo phía trước có bộ lạc Nãi Man chặn đường, khoảng ba vạn người.- One more day passed; they were not far from Wáng Khan anymore when suddenly two soldiers of Temüjin's vanguard army hurried back to report that the Naimans were blocking the road ahead with about thirty thousand people.