nghe

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛː. Cognate with Toum ŋɛː¹. Compare Chong [Kasong] tŋeː. The sense related to smell has been attested since Đại Nam quấc âm tự vị (1895), a dictionary chiefly based on the Southern dialects. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɛ˧˧] === Verb === nghe • (宜, 𦖑, 𠵌) to hear (to perceive sounds through the ear) to listen (to use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way) to listen (to accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent) Synonym: nghe lời to sound (colloquial, Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to smell ==== Derived terms ==== === Particle === nghe • (宜, 𦖑, 𠵌) (colloquial, chiefly Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) okay? === See also === nghen; nhé; nhá; nha === References === Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “nghe”, in Việt–Việt‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024 === Anagrams === ghen