ngáy

See also: ngay, ngày, and ŋay

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋarʔ (“to snore”); cognate with Muong ngẳl, Arem aŋɐ̀lʔ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaj˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaj˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaj˦ˀ˥]

Verb

ngáy

to snore

Những đứa trẻ này ngáy như vậy thật là bất thường.
It is unusual, that these children snore like that.

Derived terms

Terms derived from ngáy

tiếng ngáy‎

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