See also: ngáy, ngày, ŋay, ngậy, and ngấy

Gamilaraay

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ngay

  1. my (to me)

References

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  • Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
  • (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋar (straight). Cognate with Muong Bi ngăl, Chut [Rục] təŋal¹.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ngay (, 𣦍)

  1. (now chiefly in compounds and certain expressions) direct; straight
    cây ngaya straight tree
    Ngồi ngay lên nào!
    Come on, sit up straight!
  2. (literary) honest
  3. as soon as, straight away
    ngay khias soon as

Preposition

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ngay (, 𣦍)

  1. Short for ngay cạnh (right by, right beside).
    Nhà nó ở ngay cầu lớn.
    His house is right beside the big bridge.

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Derived terms