ngãi

See also: ngai, Ngai, ngáí, ngài, and ngại

Vietnamese

Sino-Vietnamese word from 義 (“righteousness”).

ngãi

(South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, literary, obsolete) righteousness, faithfulness
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên, line 1212
  󰒂它結󰒂情渚訴情
  Ngãi đà kết ngãi, tình chưa tỏ tình
  Our bond of rectitude is just freshly bound; our [mutual] affection is not even manifested yet.

Ngãi is now almost only ever seen in place names, being completely replaced by the more common nghĩa in common vocabulary. Compare the doublet Yên Nghĩa vs. An Ngãi.

单词	ngãi
释义	ngãi See also: ngai, Ngai, ngáí, ngài, and ngại Vietnamese Alternative forms (originally Northern Vietnam, North Central Vietnam, now widespread) nghĩa Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 義 (“righteousness”). Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˨] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩˦] Noun ngãi (South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, literary, obsolete) righteousness, faithfulness 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên, line 1212 󰒂它結󰒂情渚訴情 Ngãi đà kết ngãi, tình chưa tỏ tình Our bond of rectitude is just freshly bound; our [mutual] affection is not even manifested yet. Usage notes Ngãi is now almost only ever seen in place names, being completely replaced by the more common nghĩa in common vocabulary. Compare the doublet Yên Nghĩa vs. An Ngãi. See also Derived terms bất ngãi cắt ngãi đạo ngãi giải ngãi kết ngãi lễ ngãi ngãi lí ngãi tử nhơn ngãi tình ngãi vô ngãi Anagrams giãn
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