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˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨj˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

ngửi • (𠿿, 艾, 嚊)

  1. to sniff; to smell
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