nhanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *m-laɲ (“fast, quick”); cognates include Muong nhanh, Chut lanh. See also lanh. Trần (2013)[1] proposes that ma-lanh is also a cognate.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲan˧˧]

Adjective

nhanh • (𨘱 - 𪬭, 𨗜, 𠴌, 速, 伶)

fast; quick
Synonyms: chóng, lẹ, mau

Nó nhanh lắm. ― He is very fast.

Adverb

nhanh • (𨘱 - 𪬭, 𨗜, 𠴌, 速, 伶)

fast; quickly

Derived terms

nhanh chóng (rapid)
nhanh lẹ
nhanh lên (hurry up)
nhanh nhảu
nhanh nhạy (quick-witted)
nhanh nhẹn (agile)
nhanh tay lẹ chân
nhanh trí
thức ăn nhanh (fast food)

References

Trần, Trọng Dương. "Decoding Quốc Âm Thi Tập's hexasyllabic lines from the historical-phonological approach" Hán-Nôm Journal. Vol. 1. 2013 (in Vietnamese).

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