nít

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [nit̚˧˦]Huế [nit̚˦˧˥]Saigon [nɨt̚˦˥] browser voice

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nítrisingsắc

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nít means small.

Meanings of nít in English

Adjective

of a child small

Noun

obsolete a small bottle (of alcohol, etc.)

Words with nít

con nít

Example sentences with nít

Tôi là người chơi ten-nít. I'm a tennis player.

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, nít could be written as 涅, 𡮛. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

See con nít.

Frequently asked questions

What does nít mean in English?

nít (adjective) means "small".

How do you pronounce nít?

IPA: Hanoi [nit̚˧˦]; Saigon [nɨt̚˦˥]. Tones: nít — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.