ngái

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ; cognate with Chut [Rục] ciŋaːj³, Thavung səŋə̀aj⁴, Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay) and Halang hơ'ngai.

Adjective

ngái

(North Central Vietnam) far
Synonym: xa

Adjective

ngái (diminutive reduplication ngai ngái)

having an unpleasant smell

Noun

(classifier cây) ngái • (𣝅)

Ficus hispida

Anagrams

gián

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