ngâm nga
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟哦.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋəm˧˧ ŋaː˧˧]
Verb
ngâm nga
- to croon; to chant
References
- "ngâm nga" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)