noãn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 卵 (“egg”), from Middle Chinese 卵 (lwan^X). The Chinese word is originally zoological, but the Vietnamese derivation is strictly botanical. Compare Sichuanese Chinese 卵 (nuan³), Korean 卵 (nan). Compare also similar alteration in Romance descendants of Latin libella, such as French niveau. See also nói ngọng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nwaːn˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nwaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

noãn

1. (botany) an ovule

See also

• noãn hoàng
• trứng
• phấn