ngừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禦 (“to defend; to resist”, SV: ngự).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngừa • (𢳶, 𡐚)

1. to warn (against); to forewarn (about)
2. (Southern Vietnam) to prevent; to avert

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngăn ngừa
• phòng ngừa