nôn nao

Vietnamese

Etymology

nôn +‎ nao.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [non˧˧ naːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [noŋ˧˧ naːw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [noŋ˧˧ naːw˧˧]

Adjective

feeling sick (in the body)
uneasy, disturbed, agitated (in the mind), anxious
- 2022, Thanh Trần, Có những sinh viên y dược như thế!‎, Tiền Phong:
  Tết đã cận kề, ai cũng nôn nao về nhà.
  As Tết approaches, everyone is anxious to head back to their hometowns.

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