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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːs (“to float”).
Verb
nổi • (浽, 挼, 妥, 汝, 𬈗, 餒, 𤃠)
- to float; to overfloat
- to rise; to develop
- to swell; to swell out; to appear
- (colloquial) to be popular
Dạo này có bài nào nổi?- What songs are popular these days?
See also
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 能 (“be able to; capable”, SV: năng).
Its hỏi-tone possible arose from confusing reading 能 (OC *nɯːŋ, “to be able to, to be capable of”) (→ SV: năng) with reading 能 (OC *nɯːs, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) (→ SV: thái) (also written 態).
Adverb
nổi
- be able to; to be capable of; to be in a position to
- Synonyms: được, xuể
Hai người thì khiêng nổi cái ghế bành nặng trịch này chứ một mình em đâu có khiêng nổi.- Two people can carry this heavy armchair; I can not carry it alone.
7 người mới khiêng nổi cá hô dài 1,8m- A 1.8-meter-long giant barb that can only be carried by seven people (a 2014 VnExpress article)