nhíp

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === díp (denasalized) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲip̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲip̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲip̚˦˥] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from a Tai language; compare Thai เย็บ (yép), Zhuang nyib; but the source of borrowing is uncertain. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 鑷 (MC nrjep), which was borrowed possibly at Proto-Tai level. ==== Noun ==== (classifier cái, cây) nhíp • (釞) tweezers ==== Verb ==== nhíp • (釞) to sew === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English leaf. ==== Noun ==== (classifier cái, thanh) nhíp steel strip of sustained flexibility, used for a car to maintain its balance