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ngà

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Hanoi [ŋaː˨˩]Huế [ŋaː˦˩]Saigon [ŋaː˨˩] browser voice
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ngà means tusk; dentin.

Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái ngà (one tusk)

Meanings of ngà in English

Noun

  1. of an elephant tusk
  2. dental anatomy dentin

Noun

  1. ivory

Words with ngà

Example sentences with ngà

  • Hàng chục ngàn con voi bị giết mỗi năm để lấy ngà. Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.
  • Hàng chục nghìn con voi bị giết mỗi năm để lấy ngà. Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ngà could be written as 牙, 𤘋, 𬌘. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 牙 (SV: nha). Cognate with Thai งา (ngaa)

Frequently asked questions

What does ngà mean in English?

ngà (noun) means "tusk; dentin".

How do you pronounce ngà?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋaː˨˩]; Saigon [ŋaː˨˩]. Tones: ngà — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with ngà?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái ngà" (one tusk).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.