ngáp

See also: ngap and ngập

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːp ~ *-ʔaːp (via *sŋ-ʔaːp).

Verb

ngáp

1. (Mường Bi) to yawn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːp ~ *-ʔaːp (via *sŋ-ʔaːp), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sʔaap (“to yawn”). Cognate with Muong ngáp, Bahnar kơ'ngap, Pacoh ng-ap, Khmer ស្ងាប (sngaap), Mon ဒအာပ် (həap), Central Nicobarese hing-âp.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngáp • (哈)

1. to yawn

Derived terms

• ngáp ngắn ngáp dài