nhẹ

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See also: nhe, NHE, nhè, and nhé

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) nhẹn

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-ɲɛːlʔ (“light in weight”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(s)ɟaal ~ *(s)ɟəəl (“light in weight”); compare nhanh nhẹn, Nghệ An/Hà Tỉnh dialects nhẹn, Muong nhẽl, Proto-Bahnaric *-hjəːl, Proto-Katuic *ʔŋhaal ~ *ʔŋhɨal (whence Pacoh nghial), Nyah Kur [Central] khəja̱al and Mon သာ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˨˩˨]

Adjective

nhẹ • (弍, 貳, 弭, 挕, 珥, 鉺, 𨌀, 𨏄) (diminutive reduplication nhè nhẹ)

(in weight) light
(of wind) gentle
(of illness or injury) mild; not severe
(computing, of a file) small

Antonyms

nặng

Derived terms

Derived terms

Anagrams

hẹn

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