nếp

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [nep̚˧˦]Huế [nep̚˦˧˥]Saigon [nep̚˦˥] browser voice

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nếp means glutinous rice.

Meanings of nếp in English

Noun

glutinous rice
- gạo nếpuncooked glutinous rice
- cơm nếpcooked glutinous rice

Noun

fold; crease; plait
habit

Words with nếp

nếp than nề nếp nền nếp nếp sống

Example sentences with nếp

Khi mọi người già đi, họ tăng thêm các nếp nhăn. As people age, they develop wrinkles.
Khi mọi người già đi, họ phát triển các nếp nhăn. As people age, they develop wrinkles.
Phong tục nè nếp biến đổi khác nhau ở mỗi quốc gia. Social customs vary from country to country.
Nếp nhăn trên mặt mỗi người do thời gian không trừ một ai. One's face fills with wrinkles because time does not pass in vain.

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, nếp could be written as 𥻻, 𬗂, 𱹔, 攝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗeːp (“glutinous (rice)”). Cognate with Muong Bi đếp, Arem diip, Proto-Katuic *ɗeep (whence Pacoh deip (“glutinous rice”)), Khmer ដំណើប (dɑmnaəp, “glutinous (rice)”) (through a nasal infixed form).

Frequently asked questions

What does nếp mean in English?

nếp (noun) means "glutinous rice".

How do you pronounce nếp?

IPA: Hanoi [nep̚˧˦]; Saigon [nep̚˦˥]. Tones: nếp — 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.