nghỉ

Etymology 1
The earlier meaning is "easy", as seen in Hồng Đức quốc âm thi tập (洪德國音詩集, 15th century) and Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). The current meaning "to rest, to take a break" probably developed from "to take it easy".

Verb

 * 1) to take a break
 * 2) to get to temporarily leave work (e.g., for holiday/vacation, for pregnancy, etc.)
 * 3)  to die

Pronoun

 * 1)  he; him
 * 2) * Late 17th - early 18th century, anonymous, Thiên Nam ngữ lục ngoại kỷ (Peripheral Records in the Language of the Southern Sky), folio 67b
 * 3)  she; her
 * 1)  she; her