nhỏ

See also: nho, nhổ, nhớ, nhơ, and nhọ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

nhỏ (𡮈) (fully reduplicated form nho nhỏ)

  1. small, little
Synonyms

Noun

nhỏ

  1. child
    bọn nhỏ này
    these children
  2. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) young girl
    (con) nhỏ đó
    that girl
Synonyms

Pronoun

nhỏ

  1. (Southern Vietnam, refers to young girls only) she
  2. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial, refers to young girls only) her

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-̨ʄɔh. Compare also proto-Katuic *tʄoh (whence Pacoh tandyóh (to drip)).

Alternative forms

  • rỏ

Verb

nhỏ (𤀒)

  1. (of liquids) to drip
Derived terms
  • tưới nhỏ giọt (drip irrigation)
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