ngồi

See also: ngoi, ngói, ngơi, ngôi, and ngợi

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋoːj²/

Verb

ngồi

1. (Cuối Chăm) to sit

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj (“to sit”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋguj (“to sit down”). Cognate with Arem ŋùəj ("to be at"), Khmer អង្គុយ (ʼɑngkuy, “to sit”) and Koho nggui.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋoj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋoj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋoj˨˩]

Verb

ngồi • (外, 𡎢, 𡎥, 𡎦, 𡓮, 𫮋, 𱖗)

1. to sit

See also

• xếp bằng

Derived terms

• đứng ngồi
• ngồi chồm hỗm
• ngồi không
• ngồi xổm