ngái

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(c)ŋajʔ; cognate with Chut ciŋaːj³, Thavung səŋə̀aj⁴, Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay) and Halang hơ'ngai.

Adjective

ngái

  1. (North Central Vietnam) far
    Synonym: xa

Etymology 2

Adjective

ngái (diminutive reduplication ngai ngái)

  1. having an unpleasant smell

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier cây) ngái (𣝅)

  1. Ficus hispida

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