Nga
English
Vietnamese
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 俄 (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
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
Proper noun
- Russia
- (attributively) of Russia, Russia’s, Russian
- Liên bang Nga ― the Russian Federation
Alternative forms
- Nga La Tư (obsolete full transliteration)
Derived terms
- Nga ngố
Descendants
- → Tai Dam: ꪈꪱ
See also
- Liên Xô (“Soviet Union”)
- Xô viết, xô viết (“soviet”)
- Mát-xcơ-va (“Moscow”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 娥
Anagrams
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