ngay ngắn
Vietnamese
Etymology
-ăn
reduplication of
ngay
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ŋaj˧˧ ŋan˧˦]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ŋaj˧˧ ŋaŋ˦˧˥]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ŋa(ː)j˧˧ ŋaŋ˦˥]
Adjective
ngay
ngắn
tidy
and
regular
;
orderly
(and not
slanting
,
crooked
);
neat