ngỗng
See also: ngóng, ngõng, ngỏng, ngọng, ngông, ngồng, and ngɔ́ŋ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Blench (2014) offers Proto-Austroasiatic quasi-reconstruction *h.ŋaŋ. Compare Pacoh angoung (“goose”) and Bahnar ngong (“goose”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier con) ngỗng • (𪄌, 鵝, 𤞒)
- goose
Derived terms
- gan ngỗng béo (“foie gras”)
Further reading
Blench, Roger. "Reconstructing Austroasiatic prehistory - Final Version" for Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages. Jenny, M. & P. Sidwell (eds.). 2015. H Leiden: Brill. Unpublished