ngạnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋan˨˩˨]

Noun

ngạnh • (梗)

(of fish, especially of catfish species) spines
ngạnh cá ngát ― eel-tailed catfish spines

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 硬 and 梗.

Verb

ngạnh

(literary or dated) to resist; to defy

See also

Derived terms

cương cạnh
kiên ngạnh
ngang ngạnh
ngạnh trực
ương ngạnh

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