ngang
See also: ngáng
Chuukese
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]ngang
- First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
See also
[edit]| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ngaang, nganga, ngang | áám, am (exclusive) kiich, kich (inclusive) | |
| 2nd person | een, en | áámi, ami | |
| 3rd person | iiy, i | iir, ir | |
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *p-ŋaːŋ. Cognate with Arem ŋæ:ŋ. The notion of "stubborness" may stem from the fact that crabs always move sideways.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- horizontal
- Antonym: dọc
- nét ngang ― horizontal stroke
- to the side
- Antonym: dọc
- dàn hàng ngang ― to form a line in which people stand to the side of each other
- unreasonably stubborn
- ngang như cua ― very stubborn, like a crab who always moves sideways
- level; flat
- thanh ngang ― the "level" tone as in the word ngang
Adverb
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to match; to be equal
- ngang sức ngang tài ― to be a formidable match in terms of strength and ability