nhền nhện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of nhện.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲen˨˩ ɲen˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲen˦˩ ɲen˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲəːn˨˩ ɲəːn˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) nhền nhện

1. (uncommon) 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.