ngả

ngả

See also: nga, NGA, Nga, and ngà

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ngả (我, 𫨎)

1. way, direction, direction along a road or path

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋah (“to lie on the back”).

Verb

ngả (我, 𫨎)

1. to lean, to incline
2. to fell (a tree)
3. to kill (an animal for food)

   Synonym: giết

4. to take off (a hat)