ngả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ngả • (我, 𫨎)

way, direction, direction along a road or path

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋah (“to lie on the back”); whence also ngửa. Cognate with Chut [Rục] təŋah¹.

Adverb

ngả

face-up
Antonym: sấp

nằm ngả ― to lie face-up; to lie supine

See also

Derived terms

ngả lưng
ngả nghiêng

Verb

ngả • (我, 𫨎)

to lean, to incline
to fell (a tree)
to kill (an animal for food)
Synonym: giết
to take off (a hat)
ngả mũ chào thua ― hats off (to someone)

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