ngang

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See also: ngáng

Chuukese

Pronoun

ngang

  1. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ŋaːŋ. Cognate with Arem ŋæ:ŋ. The notion of "stubborness" may stem from the fact that crabs always move sideways.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngang (, 𲅠)

  1. horizontal
    Antonym: dọc
    nét nganghorizontal stroke
  2. to the side
    Antonym: dọc
    dàn hàng ngangto form a line in which people stand to the side of each other
  3. unreasonably stubborn
    ngang như cuavery stubborn, like a crab who always moves sideways
  4. level; flat
    thanh ngangthe "level" tone as in the word ngang

Adverb

ngang (, 𲅠)

  1. across, as opposed to along
    Antonym: dọc
    đi ngang qua đườngto cross the road

Verb

ngang (, 𲅠)

  1. to match; to be equal
    ngang sức ngang tàito be a formidable match in terms of strength and ability

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Derived terms

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