ngoải
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editContraction of ngoài (“outside”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronoun
editngoải
Etymology 2
editContraction of ngoại (“maternal grandparent”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronoun
editngoải
- (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) she or he (referring to one's ông ngoại or bà ngoại)