ngàn

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See also: ngan, ngân, Ngân, and ngắn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See nghìn.

Alternative forms

Numeral

ngàn (彦, 𠦳)

  1. (cardinal number, limited usage that is usually literary in Northern Vietnam, regular usage in Central Vietnam or Southern Vietnam, usually in compounds) Alternative form of nghìn (“thousand”)
    giấc ngủ ngàn thu ― an eternal slumber (literally, “a sleep of a thousand autumns”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Văn Thành Nho (lyrics and music), “Đất nước lời ru [Our Land, a Lullaby]”:
      Ru con, mẹ ru con,
      Tiếng ru cả cuộc đời.
      Ru con lời ru,
      Cất lên từ ngàn đời.
      Lull you, I lull you,
      With the song of a lifetime.
      Lull you, with a lullaby,
      Resonating with eternity.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ngàn • (𡶨, 岸, 𪶐)

  1. (literary) the woods; the forest
    trên ngàn ― in the woods uphill
Derived terms

Anagrams

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay ngaay.

Noun

ngàn

  1. mouth (clarification of this definition is needed)
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