nghẹ

noun

Hanoi [ŋɛ˧˨ʔ]Huế [ŋɛ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ŋɛ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nghẹheavynặng

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

nghẹ means soot.

Meanings of nghẹ in English

Noun

soot ≈ lọ nhọ muội
obsolete, as a stand-alone cooking pot

Words with nghẹ

lọ nghẹ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nghẹ could be written as 𤈝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːʔ (“cooking pot”). Cognate with Toum ŋɛː⁴ ("pot").

Frequently asked questions

What does nghẹ mean in English?

nghẹ (noun) means "soot".

How do you pronounce nghẹ?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɛ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ŋɛ˨˩˨]. Tones: nghẹ — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.