ngạ quỷ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 餓鬼.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˨ʔ kwi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˨˩ʔ kwɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaː˨˩˨ wɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

ngạ quỷ

  1. (Buddhism) preta, hungry ghost
    Synonym: ma đói

References

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