Nga

See also: nga, NGA, ngà, ngả, and ngã

English

Etymology

From Min Dong (ngà̤).

Proper noun

Nga

  1. A surname from Min Dong.

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese (short for 俄羅斯俄罗斯 (éluósī)), from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (oros), from Old East Slavic Рꙋсь (Rusĭ), from Proto-Finnic *rootsi.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nga

  1. Russia
  2. (attributively) of Russia, Russia’s, Russian
    Liên bang Ngathe Russian Federation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • Nga ngố
Descendants
  • Tai Dam: ꪈꪱ

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from

Proper noun

Nga

  1. a female given name from Chinese

Anagrams

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