The Vietnamese word for nail is
đinh
Translations for nail and their definitions
| đinh | |
| 1. n. a nail (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | |
| đinh ốc - a screw | |
| đầu đinh - a buzz cut | |
| 2. n. (history) an adult man who has to contribute some type of tax (for being an adult man), or is subject to conscription | |
| đến tuổi đinh - to become an adult man and have to contribute | |
| 3. n. a share of fees that a male member is expected to contribute to his extended family's mutual fund | |
| Con là con trai nên con có một đinh. Em là con gái nên không có đinh. - You're a boy so you have a share of mutual funding fees. Your sister doesn't have one. | |
| Nhà ta phải nộp 2 đinh để xây sửa nhà thờ họ. Tổng cộng là 6 triệu. - Our family has to contribute 2 "male fees" for the renovation of the extended family's temple. 6 million dongs in total. |
| móng | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) a nail | |
| 2. n. (anatomy) a claw, talon or hoof | |
| móng ngựa - a horse hoof; a horseshoe | |
| vành móng ngựa - a platform with a fence that curves like a horseshoe in a courtroom, where the defendant is supposed to stand | |
| 3. n. (engineering) a foundation | |
| nền móng - literal the floor and the foundation; figurative a foundation (that upon which anything is founded) the floor and the foundation; figurative a foundation (that upon which anything is | |
| cá đớp móng - fish breaking the water surface to gasp air |
| móng tay | |
| 1. n. fingernail | |
| 2. n. solenid |
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