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ngoa

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Swahili

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Noun

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ngoa class IX (plural ngoa class X)

  1. jealousy, envy

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 訛 (“to boast”).

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    Adjective

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    ngoa • (囮, 訛, 譌, 𧧀)

    1. (of words and way of speaking, chiefly in the negative) untruthful; deceitful; boastful; sharp-tongued

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