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
- to remember
- Nhớ về nhà sớm nha.
- Come back soon, OK?
- (literally, “Remember to come home early, okay?”)
- to miss (feel the absence of someone or something)
- nỗi nhớ ― feeling of longing
- nhớ thương ― to miss dearly; great longing/missing
- nhớ nhà ― to miss home
See also
- thuộc (“to memorize”)