nếp

See also: nep, NEP, Nep, nép, and Nep.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nep̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nep̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nep̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (“glutinous (rice)”). Cognate with Muong Bi đếp, Proto-Katuic *ɗeep (whence Pacoh deip (“glutinous rice”)), Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, “glutinous (rice)”) (through a nasal infixed form).

Noun

nếp • (𥻻, 𬗂, 𱹔)

glutinous rice

See also

xôi
cơm; gạo; lúa

Derived terms

nếp cẩm
nếp than

Etymology 2

Equivalent to the noun derivative of xếp, chếp (“to fold”). Compare Khmer ជំនីប (cumniip) < ជីប (ciip).

Noun

nếp • (攝, 躡, 𡓳)

fold; crease; plait
habit

See also

Derived terms

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