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Chuukese
Pronoun
ngang
- First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
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Chuukese personal pronouns
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 • ( - 卬, 昂)
- horizontal
- Antonym: dọc
- nét ngang ― horizontal stroke
- to the side
- Antonym: dọc
- dàn hàng ngang ― to form a line in which people stand to the side of each other
- unreasonably stubborn
- ngang như cua ― very stubborn, like a crab who always moves sideways
- level; flat
- thanh ngang ― the "level" tone as in the word ngang
Adverb
ngang
- across, as opposed to along
- Antonym: dọc
- đi ngang qua đường ― to cross the road
Verb
ngang
- to match; to be equal
- ngang sức ngang tài ― to be a formidable match in terms of strength and ability
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