ngù

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngu"

Tày

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (snake). Cognate with Thai งู (nguu), Northern Thai ᨦᩪ, Lao ງູ (ngū), ᦇᦴ (nguu), Tai Dam ꪉꪴ, Shan ငူး (ngúu), Tai Nüa ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü), Ahom 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū), Bouyei ngeaz, Zhuang ngwz, Nong Zhuang nguz, Saek งั๊ว.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngù ()

  1. snake

References

  • Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

ngù

  1. tassel
  2. (dialectal) a piece of wood or ivory bolted onto a clog to keep the big toe and second toe apart

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