ngừa
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禦 (“to defend; to resist”; SV: ngự).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩]
Verb
ngừa
- to warn (against); to forewarn (about)
- (Southern Vietnam) to prevent; to avert
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ngăn ngừa
- phòng ngừa