nghệ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

nghệ

  1. occupation, employment, trade, profession
Derived terms

Adjective

nghệ

  1. (colloquial, slang) skillful or smooth, rizzful
    Thằng này nghệ quá nhể.
    This guy's rizz is through the roof.
Derived terms
  • nghệ cả củ

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cây, củ) nghệ • (乂, 艾)

  1. turmeric
See also
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