nửa

See also: nua, núa, nuâ, nũa, nưa, nứa, nữa, nu'a, and nua-

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *()n(ɗ)ah ~ *()n(ɗ)aah ~ *()n(ɗ)aʔ (“one of two sides”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] /dɨə⁶/ and Koho ddah (“side”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨə˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨə˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

nửa (姅, 𡛤)

half

nửa thời gian ― half of the time

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