ngước

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ngướcrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ngước means to look up.

Meanings of ngước in English

Verb

of eyes to look up

Example sentences with ngước

Tôi đã ngước nhìn lên và thấy một chiếc cầu vồng trên bầu trời. I looked up and saw a rainbow in the sky.

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, ngước could be written as 虐, 㖸, 𥈴, 𥇍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Mon လ္ၚာ် (“to look up, upwards”), Jeh ŋɤːk, and Eastern Bru ta.ŋə̤ːʔ.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngước mean in English?

ngước (verb) means "to look up".

How do you pronounce ngước?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [ŋɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: ngước — rising tone (sắc).

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.