ងីងើ

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Alliterative reduplication of -ងើ (-gəə, “foolish”). This base is only found in derived forms. Compare រងើ (rɔngəə), ល្ងើ (lngəə), ស្រងើ (srɑngəə).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic and Phonemic	ងីងើ ṅīṅoe
WT romanisation	ngii ngəə
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ŋiː ˈŋəː/

Adjective edit

ងីងើ • (ngii ngəə) (abstract noun ភាពងីងើ)

to be spinning (of the head), nodding from side to side; to be confused
to be foolish, stupid

Affixed forms edit

ងងីងងើ (ngɔɔngiingngəə)
រងីរងើ (rɔɔngiingəə)
ល្ងីល្ងើ (lngii lngəə)