nâu

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) nu (no diphthongization)

Etymology

Cognate with Tho du³³ (Nguyễn Hữu Hoành et al., 2022). Muong Bi nu was borrowed from an earlier form of Vietnamese, as indicated by the initial ⟨n⟩ instead of regular ⟨đ⟩.

See also củ nâu (Dioscorea cirrhosa).

Pronunciation

Adjective

nâu (𬞎, 𩹩)

  1. brown (having a brown color)

See also

Colors in Vietnamese · màu sắc (layout · text)
     trắng      xám      đen
             đỏ; thắm, thẫm              cam; nâu              vàng; kem
             vàng chanh              xanh, xanh lá cây, xanh lục, lục              xanh bạc hà; xanh lục đậm
             xanh lơ, hồ thuỷ; xanh mòng két              xanh, xanh da trời, thiên thanh              xanh, xanh dương, xanh nước biển, xanh lam, lam
             tím; chàm              tía              hồng