ngô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

Kayapó

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ŋgô (“water”), from Proto-Cerrado *ŋgôj’ (“water”), from Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁j’ ~ *ŋgə̂₂j (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋo]

Noun

ngô

1. water

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Tangut 𘊟 (*ŋwo²).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋo˥]

Noun

ngô

1. silver

Suyá

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ŋgô (“water”), from Proto-Cerrado *ŋgôj’ (“water”), from Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁j’ ~ *ŋgə̂₂j (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋɡo]

Noun

ngô

1. water
2. river

   Hwĩsôsôk itha khãm kê wapatá me pá me ngô me hwykha me mbyt me khajkhwa me ithadjê ro sujarẽni.

   This book also discusses the importance of our villages, forests, rivers, lands, the sun and the sky.

Tapayuna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋɡo]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Northern Jê *ŋgô (“water”), from Proto-Cerrado *ŋgôj’ (“water”), from Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁j’ ~ *ŋgə̂₂j (“water”).

Noun

ngô

1. water
2. river

   Atu wa thogre ngô khôt thẽ.

   Tomorrow I will go along the river.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Northern Jê *ŋgô (“louse”), from Proto-Cerrado *ŋgô (“louse”), from Proto-Jê *ŋgə̂₁ᵗ (“louse”).

Noun

ngô

1. louse

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋow˧˧]
• Homophone: Ngô

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Noun

ngô

1. (Northern Vietnam) corn, maize

   Synonyms: bẹ, bắp

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bỏng ngô

 

Anagrams

• gôn, ông