See also: ngoái, ngoài, and ngoại

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Contraction of ngoài (outside) + the demonstrative ấy (that) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

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ngoải

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) that place outside; out there; outside

Etymology 2

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Contraction of ngoại (maternal grandparent) + the demonstrative ấy (that) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronoun

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ngoải

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) she or he (referring to one's ông ngoại or bà ngoại)