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
Adjective
ngái (phonemic reduplicative ngai ngái)
- having an unpleasant smell
Noun
(classifier cây) ngái (𣝅)
- (botany) Ficus hispida