nhẹ
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-ɲɛːlʔ (“light in weight”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(s)ɟaal ~ *(s)ɟəəl (“light in weight”); compare nhanh nhẹn, Nghệ An/Hà Tỉnh dialects nhẹn, Muong nhẽl, Proto-Bahnaric *-hjəːl and Proto-Katuic *ʔŋhaal ~ *ʔŋhɨal (whence Pacoh nghial).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nhẹ • (弍, 貳, 弭, 挕, 珥, 鉺, 𨌀, 𨏄) (reduplication nhè nhẹ)
- (in weight) light
- (of wind) gentle
- (of illness or injury) mild; not severe
- (computing, of a file) small
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