ngậy

See also: ngay, ngáy, ngày, and ngấy

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 24 June 2019

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəj˨˩˨]

Adjective

ngậy • (𦡡)

  1. fat, tasty or fragrant in a fatty way
    • 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 217:
      Anh cầm như vồ lấy ly nước màu nâu đen nóng hổi, thơm ngậy đưa lên miệng làm một hơi gọn nửa.
      He took the cup with the brown-black, hot, fragrant, and fatty liquid as if clinging to it, brought it to his mouth and drank half of it in one go.
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