ngà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牙 (SV: nha). From Middle Chinese 牙 (MC ngae).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cái) ngà • (牙, 𤘋, 𬌘)

(of an elephant) tusk
(dental anatomy) dentin

Noun

ngà • (𤘋, 𬌘)

ivory

See also

Bờ Biển Ngà

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.