ngái

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ; cognate with Chut [Rục] /ciŋaːj³/, Thavung /səŋə̀aj⁴/, Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay) and Halang hơ'ngai.

Adjective

ngái

(Nghệ An dialect, Hà Tĩnh dialect) far
Synonym: xa

Etymology 2

Adjective

ngái (phonemic reduplicative ngai ngái)

having an unpleasant smell

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier cây) ngái (𣝅)

(botany) Ficus hispida

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