ngót

See also: ngọt, ngốt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˥]

Verb

ngót • (𦬂)

  1. (dated, usually of food) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water
    Trứng ngót ― The Fable of the "Shrinking" Eggs

Adverb

ngót

  1. (dated or literary) almost
    ngót nghét 200 ― very close to 200

See also

  • rau ngót
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