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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 內 (“inside”). A woman once married is considered belonging to a different family, hence the "inside" father's side and "outside" mother's side.
Pronunciation
Preposition
nội
- emphasizing the mere something
Nội việc rửa bát mày còn làm chẳng được!- You can't even wash the mere dishes properly!
Adjective
nội
- 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, Nhà xuất bản Trẻ: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
- (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!
- (historical) court; imperial palace
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