Nga

See also: nga, NGA, ngà, ngả, and ngã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 俄, contracted from Chinese 俄國 (Nga quốc), in turn contracted from Mandarin 俄羅斯 (Éluósī, Nga La Tư) + 國 (quốc, “country”), from Mongolian Орос (Oros).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nga

A female given name
Russia

Synonyms

Liên bang Nga (“Russian Federation”)

Adjective

Nga

Russian

Derived terms

Nga ngố

See also

Liên Xô (“Soviet Union”)
Xô viết, xô viết (“soviet”)
Mát-xcơ-va (“Moscow”)

Anagrams

gan

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