ngửi

See also: ngui and nguí

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋəs (“to breathe”). Compare also Proto-Katuic *tŋɨh (“to breathe”) (whence Pacoh tangứh and Sô [taŋɯ̤h]).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˨˩˦]

Verb

ngửi • (𪖭, 𬹯)

1. to sniff; to smell