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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Particularly: “Another example of the instability of *ʄ ~ *ɟ; the form giổ (obsolete) is also attested. This case is the exact same as North Central chôông vs. mainstream nhông (“agama”) and giông (“salamander”), and the reverse of North Central nhôông vs. mainstream chồng (“husband”).”
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- (North Central Vietnam) chỗ
Verb
nhổ • (𭉷)
- to spit, to spit out
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *ʄoh.
Verb
nhổ • (𢭵, 𢮫, 𢯚)
- to pull out something that's planted firmly into a surface, such as a tooth, a hair, a feather, a blade of grass, etc.
- nhổ răng/tóc bạc/cỏ ― to pull out a tooth/a gray hair/weed
1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 17, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:Thằng bé kéo tay tôi, bảo nhỏ. – Nhổ lông chim mướn đấy. […]- The boy pulled my hand and said quietly, "They are searching for someone to pluck feathers there. "
Synonyms
- (to pull out something firmly planted into a surface): nhể
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