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(noun) Neanderthal (a specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis)
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ngò ôm
(noun) Limnophila aromatica, used in Vietnamese cuisine, particularly in the sour soup canh chua
niềng
(noun) misspelling of niền
nẻo
(noun) path, way (metaphorical course)
nẻo đường
(noun) path; way (metaphorical course)
ngò gai
Sawtooth coriander (culantro) — the Southern word; Northerners say mùi tàu.
niềng răng
to wear braces; orthodontic treatment
nói một đằng làm một nẻo
(verb) to feign
nghén
(adjective) to be pregnant
nui
(noun) macaroni
nhú
(verb) to be slightly protruded
nao nức
(adjective) eager; excited; agitated; stirring; bustling
nhũn
(adjective) very soft
nạng
(noun) crutch (device to assist in motion as a cane)
ngộp
(verb) to suffocate
nâng niu
(verb) to take a loving care of; to cherish; to coddle
nậu
(noun) band; gang; bunch
nặng trịch
(adjective) very heavy
nhài
(noun) jasmine
nhớp
(adjective) dirty and sticky (because of moisture); mucky
nói xạo
To lie, fib, exaggerate — the Southern word; Northerners say nói phét.
nhành
(noun) branch
nước xuýt
(noun) stock; broth; bouillon
nghía
(verb) to peek; to take a peek
nhát cáy
(adjective) extremely cowardly; chicken; chickenshit
nhéo
(verb) to pinch
nhíp
(noun) tweezers
nuột
(adjective) smooth, silky
não nuột
(adjective) dejected, forlorn
núng
(verb) going flat; concave; indented; sunk
núng thế
(verb) to flinch, to recede
nưa
(noun) konjac
ngãi lới
(noun) Southern Vietnam form of nghĩa lí
ngó ngàng
(verb) to care about; to be interested in; to pay attention to
ngắm nghía
(verb) to enthusiastically stare at; to inspect with one's eyes
ngót
(verb) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water
ngăm
(verb) to threaten; to intimidate
ngồi xổm
(verb) to squat (to bend at the knees)
ngùi
(adjective) sad (to the point of tears); melancholy
nháo
(verb) to scurry here and there
nằng nặc
(adverb) insistently
nẻ
(verb) cracked, fissured
nhép
(noun) clubs
nhột
Ticklish — the Southern word; Northerners say buồn.
ngò om
(noun) alternative form of ngò ôm
ngọt lịm
(adjective) very sweet
nhà rường
(noun) traditional wooden house originating in the Huế region
ngậm ngùi
(verb) to be grieved; to feel sorry; to pity
nhức nhối
(adjective) achy
nứt nẻ
(noun) cracked and fissured
nháo nhào
(adjective) mixed up or chaotic
ngỡ ngàng
(adjective) astonished; disconcerted; perplexed; amazed
ngấu nghiến
(verb) to chow down on; to devour
nao núng
(verb) to flinch
nhũn nhặn
(adjective) gentle; humble; pleasant
nháo nhác
(adjective) hurried and scared; scurrying here and there; distraught
ngò rí
Coriander, cilantro — the Southern word; Northerners say rau mùi.
nail
(noun) nailcare
napan
(noun) napalm (a kind of flammable, viscous substance)
nau
(noun) pain