ngừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禦 (“to defend; to resist”; SV: ngự).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngừa

to warn (against); to forewarn (about)
(Southern Vietnam) to prevent; to avert

Derived terms

Derived terms

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