nghệ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝 (“ability”). Compare the non-Sino-Vietnamese reading nghề.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːlʔ (“turmeric”). Compare Proto-Kra *C-ŋil C ("yellow").
See also
- nghệ tây (“saffron”)
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