ngả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋaː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Noun

ngả • (我, 𫨎)

1. way, direction, direction along a road or path

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋah (“to lie on the back”); whence also ngửa. Cognate with Chut [Rục] təŋah¹.

Adverb

ngả

1. face-up

   Antonym: sấp

   nằm ngả ― to lie face-up; to lie supine

See also

Derived terms

• ngả lưng
• ngả nghiêng

 

Verb

ngả • (我, 𫨎)

1. to lean, to incline
2. to fell (a tree)
3. to kill (an animal for food)

   Synonym: giết

4. to take off (a hat)

   ngả mũ chào thua ― hats off (to someone)