ngoại

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 外 (“outside”). Doublet of ngoài. Compare Chinese 外 (wài, “outside; maternal”), Korean 외(外) (oe, “outside; maternal”). A woman once married is considered belonging to a different family, hence the "inside" father's side and "outside" mother's side. See also xuất giá (“to get married”, literally “to "get out" and get married”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩˨] === Preposition === ngoại (rare) synonym of ngoài (“except for”) === Adjective === ngoại (usually in compounds) foreign related to the mother's side of the family bên ngoại ― (people on) one's mother's side of the family bà ngoại ― a maternal grandmother quê ngoại ― mother's birthplace === Noun === ngoại (usually in compounds) everything foreign sính ngoại ― to love everything foreign, such as foreign goods or foreign language words, especially in an ignorant or tacky way (Southern Vietnam, used as a kinship "pronoun") maternal grandparent Ngoại ơi! Con đến rồi nè! ― Grandpa/Grandma! I'm here! Ngoại ơi! Con chích rồi nhé! ― Grandpa/Grandma! I got my (Covid-19) vaccine! ==== Derived terms ==== === Antonyms === nội