ngọt

See also: ngót, ngốt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ŋɔːc. Cognate with Muong ngọch, Thavung ง้อด.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

ngọt • (兀, 𠮾, 𤮾, 𤮿, 𫳹)

  1. sweet (tasting of sugars)
  2. pleasant, savory
    Synonym: ngọt thịt
    cơm lành canh ngọt ― good rice and tasty vegetable soup
  3. (of words or sound) sweet, honeyed, dulcet
  4. (of a knife) very sharp
  5. (of coldness) sharp, biting

Derived terms

See also

Basic tastes in Vietnamese · vị (layout · text)
ngọt chua mặn đắng cay ngọt, ngọt thịt
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