ngất

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Katuic *ŋɨɨt (“to faint”) (whence Ngeq /ŋɯːt/).

Verb

ngất • (𤴥, 𤴰)

1. to faint (to lose consciousness)

Derived terms

• ngất xỉu (“fainting”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ngất • (𡴭, 𡴯, 𩁶, 𬴕)

1. very high or tall

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngất ngây
• ngất nghểu
• ngất ngưởng
• ngây ngất