ngửi

See also: ngui and nguí

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋəs (“to breathe”). Compare also Proto-Katuic *tŋɨh (“to breathe”) (whence Pacoh tarngứh and Sô [taŋɯ̤h]).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˨˩˦]

Verb

ngửi (𪖭, 𬹯)

to sniff; to smell

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