ngỏng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [ŋɔŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Verb

ngỏng

  1. (usually of a body part) to stretch high and tall; to raise high
    ngỏng cổ mà nhìnto stretch one's neck (to see more clearly)