nhẹ

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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) 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

gọn nhẹ
nhạc nhẹ
nhẹ bỗng
nhẹ dạ
nhẹ hều
nhẹ lời
nhẹ nhàng
nhẹ nhõm
nhẹ nợ
nhẹ tay
nhẹ tênh
nhỏ nhẹ
nương nhẹ

Anagrams

hẹn

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