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Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ŋoːj²/
Verb
ngồi
- (Cuối Chăm) to sit
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj (“to sit”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋguj (“to sit down”). Cognate with Arem ŋùəj ("to be at"), Khmer អង្គុយ (ʼɑngkuy, “to sit”) and Koho nggui.
Pronunciation
Verb
ngồi • (外, 𡎢, 𡎥, 𡎦, 𡓮, 𫮋, 𱖗)
- to sit
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