ngang

See also: ngáng

Chuukese

Pronoun

ngang

  1. First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ŋaːŋ. Cognate with Arem ŋæ:ŋ. The notion of "stubborness" may stem from the fact that crabs always move sideways.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngang • (󱮤 - 卬, 昂)

  1. horizontal
    Antonym: dọc
    nét ngang ― horizontal stroke
  2. to the side
    Antonym: dọc
    dàn hàng ngang ― to form a line in which people stand to the side of each other
  3. unreasonably stubborn
    ngang như cua ― very stubborn, like a crab who always moves sideways
  4. level; flat
    thanh ngang ― the "level" tone as in the word ngang

Adverb

ngang

  1. across, as opposed to along
    Antonym: dọc
    đi ngang qua đường ― to cross the road

Verb

ngang

  1. to match; to be equal
    ngang sức ngang tài ― to be a formidable match in terms of strength and ability

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Derived terms

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