nghé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Thai แหง่ and Chinese 牛 (MC ngjuw) (and its cognates in other Sino-Tibetan languages), which are all possibly of ultimately imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˦˥]

Interjection

nghé • (犠, 猊, 霓, 麑, 𤚇, 𤛞)

1. (onomatopoeia) The cry of a water buffalo calf

Noun

(classifier con) nghé • (犠, 猊, 霓, 麑, 𤚇, 𤛞)

1. water buffalo calf; baby water buffalo

See also

• trâu