ងីងើ

Khmer

Etymology

Alliterative reduplication of -ងើ (-gəə, “foolish”). This base is only found in derived forms. Compare រងើ (rɔngəə), ល្ងើ (lngəə), ស្រងើ (srɑngəə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ងីងើ
ṅīṅoe
WT romanisation ngii ngəə
(standard) IPA(key) /ŋiː ˈŋəː/

Adjective

ងីងើ • (ngii ngəə) (abstract noun ភាពងីងើ)

  1. to be spinning (of the head), nodding from side to side; to be confused
  2. to be foolish, stupid

Affixed forms

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