ngả

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ngảdippinghỏi

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ngả means to kill; to lean; to incline.

Meanings of ngả in English

Verb

to kill (an animal for food) ≈ giết
to lean, to incline
to fell (a tree)
to take off (a hat)
- ngả mũ chào thuahats off (to someone)

Noun

way, direction, direction along a road or path

Adverb

face-up
- nằm ngảto lie face-up; to lie supine

Words with ngả

ngả về

Synonyms and antonyms of ngả

Antonyms

sấp

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ngả could be written as 我, 𫨎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does ngả mean in English?

ngả (verb) means "to kill; to lean; to incline".

How do you pronounce ngả?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋaː˧˩]; Saigon [ŋaː˨˩˦]. Tones: ngả — dipping tone (hỏi).

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