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˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝 (“ability”). Compare the non-Sino-Vietnamese reading nghề.
Noun edit
nghệ
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
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”)