ngũ

See also: ngu, ngú, ngù, ngū, ngủ, ngữ, ngư, and ngự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”), from Middle Chinese 五 (MC nguX).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦]

Numeral

ngũ

1. (only in compounds) five

Derived terms

• bột ngũ vị hương (five-spice powder)

See also

• (native) năm