Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly
non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəj˧˧]
Adjective
ngây • (𱒇, 𤽗, 𬏝, 𤵶, 疑, 懝, 癡, 𤷙)
- looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic
Derived terms