nhân

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nhan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Perhaps a Sino-Vietnamese word from 仁 (“kernel”).

Noun

nhân

filling (contents of a pie, etc.)
(cytology) a nucleus
(computer hardware) a core

See also

hạt nhân (“atomic nucleus”)
hạch (“fruit kernel”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人 (“man”).

Noun

nhân

(philosophy) men; people; mortals (as opposed to the sky and the earth)

Derived terms

Terms derived from nhân

quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu

xảo ngôn, lệnh sắc, tiển hĩ nhân

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 因.

Verb

nhân

to multiply
năm nhân năm hai lăm
five times five is twenty-five

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̥aːn/

Noun

nhân

Nasal mutation of tân.

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