ghẻ
See also: ghe, ghè, ghé, ghê, ghẹ, ghế, and ghệ
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰɛːl⁵.
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) kẻn
- (North Central Vietnam) ghẻn
Noun
ghẻ • (𤴪, 㽻, 㾵, 𡒬)
- (pathology) scabies
- (colloquial) scab
Noun
(classifier con) ghẻ • (𤴪, 㽻, 㾵, 𡒬)
- Short for cái ghẻ (“itch mite”).
Adjective
ghẻ
- (by extension, colloquial) shit; trash; garbage; low-quality
- Synonyms: cùi bắp, ruồi, dỏm, dởm
- Nhà có cái máy tính ghẻ thôi, game ghiếc gì.
- I only have a trash PC at home, that thing is not gonna be able to handle any game.
See also
Derived terms
- cái ghẻ
- ghẻ lạnh
- ghẻ lở
- ghẻ ruồi
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繼 (SV: kế).
Adjective
ghẻ
- (somewhat derogatory) step-
Derived terms
Derived terms
- dì ghẻ
- mẹ ghẻ