ngục

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 獄.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

ngục

(chiefly in historical contexts, otherwise literary) prison

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