nâu
Hanoi [nəw˧˧]Huế [nəw˧˧]Saigon [nəw˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
nâu means brown.
Meanings of nâu in English
Adjective
- brown (having a brown color)
Example sentences with nâu
- Tôi có mắt nâu. I have brown eyes.
- Sô-cô-la có màu nâu. Chocolate has brown color.
- Nhân tiện thì, anh ấy cực kì đẹp trai, cao hơn mức trung bình, mảnh khảnh, cường tráng, có đôi mắt đen rất đẹp và mái tóc màu nâu. He was, by the way, exceptionally handsome, above the average height, slim, well-built, with beautiful dark eyes and dark brown hair.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nâu could be written as 𣘽, 𬞎, 𣘛. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Cognate with Tho [Cuối Thái Hoà] du³³ (Nguyễn Hữu Hoành et al., 2022). Muong Bi nu was borrowed from an earlier form of Vietnamese, as indicated by the initial ⟨n⟩ instead of regular ⟨đ⟩.
Frequently asked questions
What does nâu mean in English?
nâu (adjective) means "brown".
How do you pronounce nâu?
IPA: Hanoi [nəw˧˧]; Saigon [nəw˧˧]. Tones: nâu — level tone (ngang).