ngông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from Old Chinese 顒 (OC *ŋoŋ) "grand, majestic" (ZS) (SV: ngung)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

ngông • (⿰妄禺)

1. rash; peculiar; eccentric

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngông cuồng