ngâu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) ngâu • (㭌, 𫟌, 𫉎, 䓊)

various Aglaia species, such as Aglaia duperreana (ngâu ta) and Aglaia odorata (ngâu Tàu)

Derived terms

Derived terms

ngâu ta
ngâu Tàu

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牛 (“ox; bull; cow”, SV: ngưu).

Noun

ngâu

cow (in the context of the “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” folktale)
(sometimes capitalised) relating to (the beginning of) the seventh lunar month, when a sudden and brief shower falls; July shower

Derived terms

Derived terms

mưa ngâu

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