ngàn

See also: ngan, ngân, Ngân, and ngắn

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nghìn

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩]

Numeral

ngàn (𠦳)

1. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, cardinal, usually in compounds) thousand

   giấc ngủ ngàn thu

   an eternal slumber

   (literally, “a sleep of a thousand autumns”)

Noun

ngàn

1. (literary) forest

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Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

• nguñ
• ŋăĭn

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay ngaay.

Noun

ngàn

1. mouth (clarification of this definition is needed)