ngặt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ngặt • (扢, 詰)

  1. strict; stringent; rigorous
  2. (by extension) poor
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “Ngôn chí 言志 17”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      庄(Chẳng)謳(âu)兀(ngặt)庄(chẳng)謳(âu)𫅷(già)
      Not being afraid of poverty nor old age.

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