nghí ngoáy

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From -i reduplication of ngoáy (“to scribble”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋi˧˦ ŋwaj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˨˩˦ ŋwaj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˦˥ ŋwaj˦˥] === Verb === nghí ngoáy rare form of hí hoáy (“to fiddle”) === References === “nghí ngoáy”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.