ngốt

See also: ngót, ngọt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋot̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋok̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋok̚˦˥]

Adjective

ngốt • (𤍆, 𪹰)

oppressively hot and steamy; sweltering
Phòng đông người ngốt lên được.
The room grew oppressively hot because of the crowd.
close and stuffy; stifling
trong phòng ngốt quá ― it is so stuffy in the room

Verb

ngốt

to covet; to thirst for; to crave; to hunger for
ngốt của ― thirsty for riches

ngốt của lấy vợ già hơn mình ― to marry a girl older than oneself because one covets her wealth

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