ngông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from Old Chinese 顒 (OC *ŋoŋ, “grand, majestic”) (ZS) (SV: ngung)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

ngông • (⿰妄禺)

  1. rash; peculiar; eccentric

Derived terms

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