ngạnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋan˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Noun

ngạnh • (梗)

  1. (of fish, especially of catfishes) spines
    ngạnh cá ngát ― eel-tailed catfish spines
  2. barb (of an arrow, fishhook, etc.)

Etymology 2

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 硬 and 梗.

    Verb

    ngạnh

    1. (literary or dated) to resist; to defy
    See also
    • cương cạnh
    • kiên ngạnh
    • ngang ngạnh
    • ngạnh trực
    • ương ngạnh
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