nhớ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nho"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɲǝːʔ. Cognate with Muong nhở, Arem ɲʌːˀ and Chut [Rục] kəɲəː³.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 可汝 (MC khaX nyoX) (modern SV: khả nhữ).

Pronunciation

Verb

nhớ • (, , 𢖵, 𪡑, 𢘾)

  1. to remember
    Nhớ về nhà sớm nha.
    Come back soon, OK?
    (literally, “Remember to come home early, okay?”)
  2. to miss (feel the absence of someone or something)
    nỗi nhớfeeling of longing
    nhớ thươngto miss dearly; great longing/missing
    nhớ nhàto miss home

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