nghệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩˨]

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝 (“ability”). Compare the non-Sino-Vietnamese reading nghề.

Noun edit

nghệ

occupation, employment, trade, profession

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

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nghệ

From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːlʔ (“turmeric”). Probably of Kra-Dai origin, compare Proto-Kra *C-ŋilꟲ ("yellow").

Noun edit

(classifier cây, củ) nghệ • (乂, 艾)

turmeric

See also edit

nghệ tây (“saffron”)

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