ngái

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaːj˦˥] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːjʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cŋaːjʔ (“distant”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] ciŋaːj³, Thavung səŋə̀aj⁴, Khmer ឆ្ងាយ (chngaay) and Halang hơ'ngai. ==== Adjective ==== ngái • (謁) (North Central Vietnam, archaic in other dialects) far Synonym: xa === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== ngái (diminutive reduplication ngai ngái) having an unpleasant smell === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== (classifier cây) ngái • (𣝅) Ficus hispida === Anagrams === gián