anh

See also: Anh, Ánh, and ảnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔɛːŋ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧]
Homophone: Anh

Noun

anh (英)

an elder brother

Derived terms

anh trai

Pronoun

anh (英)

I/me, a male who's (presumably) slightly older than you
Antonyms: em, chú, cô
I/me, your boyfriend
Antonym: em
(affectionate) I/me, your husband
you, a male who's (presumably) slightly older than me
Synonym: bác

Antonym: em
you, my boyfriend
Antonym: em
you, my husband
Antonyms: em, tôi
(formal) you, a young adult man
Antonym: tôi
(humorous or ironic) you, Mr. or young man
Antonym: tôi
(literary) he/him, that young adult man

Derived terms

ảnh

Anagrams

nha

See also

cô

Further reading

"anh" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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