ngàn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngan"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩]
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Etymology 1
See nghìn.
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam) nghìn
Numeral
- (cardinal number, limited usage that is usually literary in Northern Vietnam, regular usage in Central Vietnam or Southern Vietnam, usually in compounds) alternative form of nghìn (“thousand”)
- giấc ngủ ngàn thu ― an eternal slumber (literally, “a sleep of a thousand autumns”)
- (Can we date this quote?), Văn Thành Nho, “Đất nước lời ru [Our Land, a Lullaby]”:
- Ru con, mẹ ru con,
Tiếng ru cả cuộc đời.
Ru con lời ru,
Cất lên từ ngàn đời.- Lull you, I lull you,
With the song of a lifetime.
Lull you, with a lullaby,
Resonating with eternity.
- Lull you, I lull you,
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
Derived terms
- bạt ngàn
- đại ngàn
Anagrams
Wiradjuri
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Gamilaraay ngaay.
Noun
ngàn
- mouth (clarification of this definition is needed)