nghệ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝 (“ability”). Compare the non-Sino-Vietnamese reading nghề.
Noun
[edit]nghệ
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nghệ
- (colloquial, slang) skillful or smooth, rizzful
- Thằng này nghệ quá nhể.
- This guy's rizz is through the roof.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːlʔ (“turmeric”). Probably of Kra-Dai origin, compare Proto-Kra *C-ŋilꟲ ("yellow").
Noun
[edit](classifier cây, củ) nghệ • (乂, 艾)
See also
[edit]- nghệ tây (“saffron”)
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