nuôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːj (“to feed”); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] doːj¹.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nuôi • (挼, 餒, 芮, 𩝺)

to feed and raise, to rear

Derived terms

Derived terms

chăn nuôi
nuôi dưỡng
nuôi nấng
nuôi nhốt
nuôi ong
thú nuôi
vật nuôi

Adjective

nuôi • (挼, 餒, 芮, 𩝺)

adoptive or adopted
Antonym: ruột

con gái nuôi ― adopted daughter

nhận nuôi ― to adopt

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