nông

adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [nəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [nəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [nəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

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nônglevelngang

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nông means shallow.

Chinese characters: 農

Meanings of nông in English

Adjective

of water bodies shallow

Noun

farming
- nghề nôngfarming
- làm nôngto do farming; to farm
abbreviation clipping of nông nghiệp (“agriculture”)
- công-nôngindustrial and agricultural, worker and peasants

Noun

obsolete pelican

Words with nông

nông cạn nông nổi canh nông khuyến nông nhà nông nông cụ nông dân nông nghiệp nông nhàn nông nô nông phu nông sản nông thôn nông trại nông trường bồ nông nông học nông nỗi nông sợt

Example sentences with nông

John, đứa lớn nhất, một chú bé mười hai tuổi mập mạp, có thể kiếm sống với bất kỳ người làm nông nào. John, the oldest, a boy of twelve, was a stout lad, able to earn his living with any farmer.

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, nông could be written as 農, 濃, 𪆯, 𪇌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːŋ.

Frequently asked questions

What does nông mean in English?

nông (adjective) means "shallow".

How do you pronounce nông?

IPA: Hanoi [nəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [nəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: nông — level tone (ngang).

Is nông a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. nông is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 農.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.