ngay

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

Gamilaraay edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ŋaj/

Pronoun edit

ngay

my (to me)

References edit

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

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋa(ː)j˧˧]

Adjective edit

ngay • (宜, 𣦍)

(now chiefly in compounds and certain expressions) direct; straight
cây ngay ― a straight tree

Ngồi ngay lên nào!
Come on, sit up straight!
(literary) honest
as soon as, straight away
ngay khi ― as soon as

Preposition edit

ngay • (宜, 𣦍)

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

See also edit

Derived terms

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