ngửi

See also: ngui and nguí

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˨˩˦]

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Verb

ngửi • (𠿿, 艾, 嚊)

1. to sniff; to smell