ngoải

See also: ngoái, ngoài, and ngoại

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

ngoải

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) that place outside; out there; outside

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

ngoải

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) she or he (referring to one's ông ngoại or bà ngoại)

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