See also: ngan, ngân, Ngân, and ngắn

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Numeral

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ngàn (𠦳)

  1. (cardinal number, limited usage that is usually literary in Northern Vietnam, regular usage in Central Vietnam or Southern Vietnam, usually in compounds) Alternative form of nghìn (thousand)
    giấc ngủ ngàn thuan eternal slumber (literally, “a sleep of a thousand autumns”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Văn Thành Nho (lyrics and music), “Đất nước lời ru [Our Land, a Lullaby]”:
      Ru con, mẹ ru con,
      Tiếng ru cả cuộc đời.
      Ru con lời ru,
      Cất lên từ ngàn đời.
      Lull you, I lull you,
      With the song of a lifetime.
      Lull you, with a lullaby,
      Resonating with eternity.

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ngàn (𡶨)

  1. (literary) the woods; the forest
    trên ngànin the woods uphill

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Wiradjuri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Gamilaraay ngaay.

Noun

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ngàn

  1. mouth (clarification of this definition is needed)