ngỗng

See also: ngóng, ngõng, ngỏng, ngọng, ngông, ngồng, and ngɔ́ŋ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Blench (2014) proposes Proto-Austroasiatic quasi-reconstruction *h.ŋaŋ. Compare Pacoh angoung (“goose”) and Bahnar ngong (“goose”).

Noun

(classifier con) ngỗng • (𪄌, 鵝, 𤞒)

1. goose

Derived terms

• gan ngỗng béo (“foie gras”)

Etymology 2

The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a goose. Semantically, compare vịt.

Noun

(classifier cái) ngỗng

1. kind of spouted vessel

   Lão ta ngồi tu một ngỗng rượu

   He sat there and drank a whole ngỗng of rice acohol

Further reading

Blench, Roger. "Reconstructing Austroasiatic prehistory - Final Version" for Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages. Jenny, M. & P. Sidwell (eds.). 2015. H Leiden: Brill. Unpublished