nếp
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nep̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nep̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nep̚˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (“glutinous (rice)”), perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *c( )ɗip, a metastasised form of *cɓiit ~ *cɓait ~ *cɓət ~ *cɓəət (“sticky; to stick on”); cognate with Muong đếp. Compare Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, “glutinous (rice)”).
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