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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲɔʔ (“noni”), cognate with Khmer ញ (ñɔɔ).
Noun
(classifier cây, trái, quả) nhàu
- Morinda citrifolia, noni
Etymology 2
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲuʔ ~ *ɲuəʔ (“wrinkled, furrowed”); cognate with Khmer ខ្ញូវ (khñəw) (in ខ្ញីវខ្ញូវ (khñəywkhñəw)) and Mon ခညောအ် (həɲɒʔ).
Adjective
nhàu • (𦈂)
- be wrinkled
Derived terms