ngạnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋan˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Noun

ngạnh • (梗)

1. (of fish, especially of catfish species) spines

   ngạnh cá ngát ― eel-tailed catfish spines

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 硬 and 梗.

Verb

ngạnh

1. (literary or dated) to resist; to defy

See also

Derived terms

• cương cạnh
• kiên ngạnh
• ngang ngạnh
• ngạnh trực
• ương ngạnh