ngoái

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *waj(-h) ~ *waaj(-h) (“to turn; to wave”) (although tone is unexplained); cognate with Khmer ឆ្វាយ (chvaay, “to coil”), Mon သဝဲ (həwoa, “to turn round an axis; to wave”). Related to quay (“to turn”), quậy (“to stir”), oằn oại (“to writhe; to squirm”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˦˥]

Verb

ngoái (𢫑, 𩠘)

to turn (one's head) round

Derived terms

năm ngoái

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