ngờ đơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngờ +‎ đơn (“single”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˦˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəː˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ngờ đơn

1. (informal) The name of the Latin-script digraph NG/ng.

Usage notes

• Doesn't occur before e, ê, i. The distinction between ng and ngh is by analogy with that between g and gh.

See also

• ngờ kép