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nước

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nướcrisingsắc

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nước means water; country (nation).

Meanings of nước in English

Noun

  1. water
  2. liquid; fluid
    • nước camorange juice
    • nước chanhlime juice
    • nước dừacoconut water
  3. the liquid part of a broth ≈ nước dùngnước lèo

Noun

  1. in board games move, step
    • nước cờ khôn ngoana wise move

Noun

  1. abbreviation short for đất nước (“country; polity”)
    • nước Mỹthe United States

Words with nước

bóng nướccá nướccây nướcchuối nướccon nướccơm nướcdừa nướcđầu nướcgà nướcháo nướchết nướckhoai nướckị nướclàng nướclên nướclúa nướcmáy nướcmặt nướcmỡ nướcmớn nướcngã nướcngậm nướcnước bọtnước cấtnước chanhnước chấmnước ngoàinước mắtnước Mỹnước biển

Idioms and sayings with nước

Example sentences with nước

  • Nước đóng băng ở 0 độ C. Water freezes at 0°C.
  • Bạn lấy nước đó từ đâu vậy? Where did you get that water?
  • Làm ơn cho tôi một cốc nước. Give me a glass of water, please.
  • Xin hãy cho tôi một cốc nước. Please give me a cup of water.
  • Đây là đồng hồ chống vô nước. This is a waterproof watch.
  • Nước được cung cấp từ bên ngoài. Water was supplied from outside.
  • Hai nước đang thù địch với nhau. The two countries are antagonistic to each other.
  • Trời đang mưa như trút nước vậy. It's raining cats and dogs.

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, nước could be written as 渃, 𫭔, 著. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗaːk (“water”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːkʔ (“water”). Cognates with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects nác, Muong đác, Nguôn đác, Khmer ទឹក (tik), Bahnar đak, Eastern Mnong dak, Central Nicobarese râk/dâk, Santali ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’), Sanskrit दक (daka).

Frequently asked questions

What does nước mean in English?

nước (noun) means "water; country (nation)".

How do you pronounce nước?

IPA: Hanoi [nɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [nɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: nước — 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.