nhạc

See also: nhác, nhắc, and nhấc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: nhạt (Southern Vietnam)
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 樂 (“music”).

    Noun

    nhạc

    1. music (as a hobby or object of enjoyment)
      Near-synonym: âm nhạc (as a concept)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese mlạc in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. Related to the second element in lục lạc.

    Likely ultimately from Old Chinese 鐸 (OC *lˤak) (B-S).

    The initial shift ([ml- > *mɲ- > ɲ-]) indicates that this is originally a Northern form.

    Noun

    (classifier cái) nhạc • (樂)

    1. bell worn on the neck of a domestic animal
      nhạc ngựa ― horse bell

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