nhền nhện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of nhện.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲen˨˩ ɲen˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲen˦˩ ɲen˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəːn˨˩ ɲəːn˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) nhền nhện

spider
Synonym: nhện

Usage notes

Like many words for animals formed through reduplication, this form is now much less used than its monosyllabic root nhện.

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