ngang
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See also: ngáng
Chuukese[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ngang
- First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
See also[edit]
Chuukese personal pronouns
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: ngan
Adjective[edit]
- horizontal
- Antonym: dọc
- nét ngang ― horizontal stroke
- to the side
- Antonym: dọc
- dàn hàng ngang ― to form a line in which people stand to the side of each other
- unreasonably stubborn
- ngang như cua ― very stubborn, like a crab who always moves sideways
- level; flat
- thanh ngang ― the "level" tone as in the word ngang
Adverb[edit]
ngang
Verb[edit]
ngang
- to match; to be equal
- ngang sức ngang tài ― to be a formidable match in terms of strength and ability
See also[edit]
Derived terms