nhe

Pronoun

nhe

1. you

References

• M.P. Wilkinson, Djambarrpuyŋu: A Yolŋu Variety of Northern Australia (1991), p. 393
• Margit Bowler and Vanya Kapitonov, Towards a typology of quantification in Australian languages (2018), p. 17

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɛ˧˧]

Verb

nhe

1. to bare (one's teeth), especially when grinning or laughing hard, or when clenching teeth in anger

   nhe nanh ― to bare one's (clenched) fangs

   • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 10, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:

     Con vượn bạc má ngồi vắt veo trên một thanh xà ngang, nhe răng dọa tôi.

     The white-cheeked gibbon sat perched on a crossbar, threateningly baring its teeth at me.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥eː/

Noun

nhe

1. Nasal mutation of te.

Mutation