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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲaː (“house”). Cognate with Muong Bi nhà (“house”), Tho ɲɐː², Phong-Kniang ɲaː ("house"), Danau ɲɑ¹, Mang ɲua⁶.

The prefix sense is a semantic loan from Chinese 家, for example 科學家／科学家 (“scientist”) - nhà khoa học (“scientist”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái, căn, ngôi, toà) nhà • (伽, 茄, 茹, 家)

  1. a house; a home; a dwelling
    nhà trên ― the "main" house/building, where a family receives guests and common activies take place
  2. (colloquial) an immediate family; a household; a home
    Synonym: gia đình
  3. (endearing when used for one's own, polite when used to refer to others') a spouse
    Tôi yêu nhà tôi lắm!
    I love my house/home/wife!
    anh nhà ― your husband
    anh/ông nhà tôi ― my husband
    chị nhà ― your wife
    chị/bà nhà tôi ― my wife
  4. a building in a complex
  5. a condominium
    Đội đặc nhiệm nhà C21 ― C21-Condominium Task Force

Derived terms

Derived terms

Adjective

nhà

  1. domestic
    lợn/heo nhà ― domestic pig

Prefix

nhà

  1. professional; expert; performer
    • 1979, S.M. Targ, translated by Phạm Huyền, Giáo trình giản yếu cơ học lý thuyết, NXB đại học và trung học chuyên nghiệp Hà Nội, page 441:
      Jogan Bécnuli (1667-1748) là một nhà toán học và cơ học người Thụy sĩ, đã phát biểu nguyên lý này dưới dạng gần như hiện nay, nhưng không chứng minh.
      Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748) was a Swiss mathematician and mechanician who formulated this principle almost in its current form, but without proof.
  2. dynasty
    Synonym: triều
    nhà Minh ― Ming dynasty

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