ngồi

See also: ngoi, ngói, ngơi, ngôi, and ngợi

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋoːj²/

Verb

ngồi

  1. (Cuối Chăm) to sit

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋuːj (“to sit”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋguj (“to sit down”). Cognate with Arem ŋùəj ("to be at"), Khmer អង្គុយ (ʼɑngkuy, “to sit”) and Koho nggui.

Pronunciation

Verb

ngồi • (外, 𡎢, 𡎥, 𡎦, 𡓮, 𫮋, 𱖗)

  1. to sit
    ngồi không ― to sit around idly
  2. (figurative) to be somewhere for a long period of time
    ngồi nhà đá ― to be in prison
  3. (figurative) to hold a position
    ngồi ghế thủ tướng ― to be the prime minister

Derived terms

See also

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