ngoại

See also: ngoài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (“outside”). Doublet of ngoài. Compare Chinese (outside; maternal).

Pronunciation

Preposition

ngoại

  1. (rare) Synonym of ngoài (except for)

Adjective

ngoại

  1. related to the mother's side of the family
    bên ngoại
    (people on) one's mother's side of the family
    bà ngoại
    a maternal grandmother
    quê ngoại
    mother's birthplace

Noun

ngoại

  1. (Southern Vietnam, used as a kinship "pronoun") maternal grandparent
    Ngoại ơi! Con đến rồi nè!
    Grandpa/Grandma! I'm here!

Derived terms

See also

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