ngành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 梗 (“branch (of a plant)”; SV: ngạnh).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋan˨˩]

Noun

ngành

(of science and technology) branch
(taxonomy) phylum

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