ngần

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 垠.

Noun

ngần

quantity; measure; (this, that) much, many
limit; bound; moderation

Derived terms

Terms derived from ngần

vô ngần

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 銀 (“silver”; SV: ngân).

Adjective

ngần

(in compounds) silvery white; very white

Derived terms

Terms derived from ngần

cá ngần

trắng ngần

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