ngay

See also: ngáy, ngày, ŋay, ngậy, and ngấy

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋaj/

Pronoun

ngay

  1. my (to me)

References

  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋar (straight). Cognate with Muong Bi ngăl, Chut [Rục] təŋal¹.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngay (, 𣦍)

  1. (now chiefly in compounds and certain expressions) direct; straight
    cây ngaya straight tree
    Ngồi ngay lên nào!
    Come on, straighten your back when sitting!
  2. (literary) honest
  3. as soon as, straight away
    ngay khias soon as

Preposition

ngay (, 𣦍)

  1. Short for ngay cạnh (right by, right beside).
    Nhà nó ở ngay cầu lớn.
    His house is right beside the big bridge.

See also

Derived terms
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