ngói

See also: ngoi, ngõi, ngôi, ngồi, ngơi, and ngợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Old Chinese 瓦 (OC *C.ŋʷˤra[j]ʔ, “tile”) (B-S) (SV: ngoã).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɔj˦˥]

Noun

ngói • (𤬪, 𤬲, 𤮞, 𤮟)

1. tile

Derived terms

• thợ ngói

Noun

ngói • (𪇋)

1. turtle dove

Related terms

• chim ngói