nghệ
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝 (“ability”). Compare the non-Sino-Vietnamese reading nghề.
Noun
nghệ
Derived terms
Adjective
nghệ
- (colloquial, slang) skillful or smooth, rizzful
- Thằng này nghệ quá nhể.
- This guy's rizz is through the roof.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːlʔ (“turmeric”). Probably of Kra-Dai origin, compare Proto-Kra *C-ŋilꟲ ("yellow").
Noun
(classifier cây, củ) nghệ • (乂, 艾)
See also
- nghệ tây (“saffron”)