nghẹn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋɛːnʔ (“to choke (while eating)”). Possible doublet of nghén (as in thai nghén).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɛn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɛŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

nghẹn • (𫫹)

  1. to be choked (while eating)
    Synonym: hóc

Derived terms

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