nhang

noun

Hanoi [ɲaːŋ˧˧]Huế [ɲaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [ɲaːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nhanglevelngang

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

nhang means incense.

Classifier: cây, nén — e.g. một cây nhang (one incense)

Meanings of nhang in English

Noun

incense ≈ hương
- nhang muỗia mosquito coil

Words with nhang

tàn nhang

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

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

Etymology

Likely a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 香 (SV: hương), although the palatal nasal initial is very hard or impossible to explain satisfactorily.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhang mean in English?

nhang (noun) means "incense".

How do you pronounce nhang?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ɲaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: nhang — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with nhang?

Common classifiers: cây, nén — for example "một cây nhang" (one incense).

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.