ngửi

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See also: ngui, and nguí

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋəs (to breathe). Compare also hửi and Proto-Katuic *tŋɨh (to breathe) (whence Pacoh tangứh and taŋɯ̤h).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngửi (𠿿, , )

  1. to sniff; to smell