ngờ đơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngờ +‎ đơn (single).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəː˦˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəː˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ngờ đơn

  1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script digraph NG/ng.

Usage notes

  • Doesn't occur before e, ê, i. The distinction between ng and ngh is by analogy with that between g and gh.

See also