ngộ

See also: ngo, NGO, ngó, ngò, ngố, ngọ, Ngọ, and Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋo˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋow˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Adjective

ngộ

(Southern Vietnam) queer; quaint
(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) cute in a unique way

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遇.

Conjunction

ngộ

Short for ngộ nhỡ (“in case of; if by chance”).

Verb

ngộ

(dated, rare) to meet; to encounter

Etymology 3

Adjective

ngộ

(Northern Vietnam, chiefly of dogs) mad; rabid
(Central Vietnam) hot-tempered

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Cantonese 我 (ngo5, “I”).

Pronoun

ngộ

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) I

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