ngâm nga

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟哦.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]

Verb

to croon; to chant

References

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

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