ngàn

See also: ngan, ngân, Ngân, and ngắn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

nghìn

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ngàn (𠦳)

(chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, usually in compounds) thousand
giấc ngủ ngàn thu
an eternal slumber
(literally, “a sleep of a thousand autumns”)

Noun

ngàn (𡶨)

(literary) forest

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay ngaay.

Noun

ngàn

mouth (clarification of this definition is needed)

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