ảnh

See also: anh, Anh, and Ánh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 影.

Noun

(classifier tấm, bức) ảnh

image; reflection
(chiefly Northern Vietnam) photograph; picture
Synonym: hình

Derived terms

điện ảnh (cinema)
máy ảnh (photo camera)

Etymology 2

Contraction of anh + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

ảnh

(Southern Vietnam) he; him (man of equal or slightly greater social status)

Synonyms

(man of equal or slightly greater social status): anh ấy

Anagrams

nhả

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