ngôi

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See also: ngoi, ngói, ngõi, ngơi, ngồi, and ngợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ngồi.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngôi (𡾵, 𠑖)

  1. kingship or emperorship
    nối ngôi
    to inherit the throne
    lên ngôi hoàng đế
    to become emperor; to be crowned emperor
  2. (figurative) championship (position of champion, or winner)
    lên ngôi vô địch
    to become the champion
  3. (grammar) person
    ngôi thứ hai số ít
    second person singular

Derived terms

Derived terms

Classifier

ngôi ()

  1. indicates nouns for structures, buildings, markets, graves and stars

See also