nhức

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Hanoi [ɲɨk̚˧˦]Huế [ɲɨk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ɲɨk̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nhứcrisingsắc

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

nhức means to ache.

Meanings of nhức in English

Verb

to ache
- nhức đầuhaving a headache

Words with nhức

đau nhức nhức nhối

Example sentences with nhức

Đầu tôi nhức vì tôi bị ốm. My head hurts because I'm sick.
Tôi bị nhức đầu. I have a headache.
Tôi cần một ít thuốc vì tôi bị nhức đầu. I need some medicine because I have a headache.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] ʔaɲɯ̆k³ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhức mean in English?

nhức (verb) means "to ache".

How do you pronounce nhức?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲɨk̚˧˦]; Saigon [ɲɨk̚˦˥]. Tones: nhức — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.