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con nít

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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con (child) +‎ nít (small (of a child)); the second element is from Proto-Vietic *ɗiːt (small), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɗit ~ *kɗiit ~ *kɗiət. Cognate with Riang [Lang] kᵊndiət² ("small"), Khasi khyndiat (few, little), Mon ဍောတ်.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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con nít

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, derogatory elsewhere) small child, kid
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 3, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      Con nít ở đây đều nếm mùi thịt rắn từ hồi còn trong bụng mẹ.
      The kids around here get a taste for snake meat from when still inside their mothers' bellies.

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