nanh

Linngithigh

Etymology 1

Pronoun

nanh

1. (personal) accusative of tru; you, thee (direct object)

See also

Linngithigh personal pronouns

Person	Number (and clusivity)	Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative
First	Singular	ayong	ninh	thom	thon
	Dual inclusive	linggay	linh	linam	lingg
	Non-singular exclusive	nan	nanh	nanam	nangg
	Plural inclusive	puy	punh	punam	pungg
Second	Singular	tru	nanh	kom	kon
	Dual	poy	ponh	ponam	pongg
	Plural	irae	iraenh	iraenam	iraengg
Third	Singular	lu	ngonh	ngom	ngon
	Dual	lawuy	lawunh/lanh	lawunam	lawungg
	Plural	'ar	'anh	'anam	'angg

Etymology 2

Pronoun

nanh

1. (personal) accusative of nan; us (but not you) (direct object)

See also

Linngithigh personal pronouns

Person	Number (and clusivity)	Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative
First	Singular	ayong	ninh	thom	thon
	Dual inclusive	linggay	linh	linam	lingg
	Non-singular exclusive	nan	nanh	nanam	nangg
	Plural inclusive	puy	punh	punam	pungg
Second	Singular	tru	nanh	kom	kon
	Dual	poy	ponh	ponam	pongg
	Plural	irae	iraenh	iraenam	iraengg
Third	Singular	lu	ngonh	ngom	ngon
	Dual	lawuy	lawunh/lanh	lawunam	lawungg
	Plural	'ar	'anh	'anam	'angg

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-nɛːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *gnaiŋ ~ *gniəŋ. Cognate with Muong nenh, Tho [Cuối Chăm] nɛːŋ¹ ("tooth"), Pacoh kineng (“tooth”), Khmer ស្នែង (snaeng), Bahnar sơnĕnh, hơnĕnh (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) nanh • (獰, 狞, 𫜧, 󱲅, 𤘓, 𪺖)

1. an eyetooth; fang; (upper) canine tooth
2. (figurative) a milk tooth (first tooth of a baby)
3. (anatomy) a tusk
4. (figurative) a sprout (stem emerging from a seed)

Derived terms

• nanh sấu (“jagged; uneven”)
• nanh vuốt (“fangs and claws”)
• nứt nanh (“to sprout”)
• răng nanh (“canine tooth”)