ngặt

See also: ngát, ngạt, ngất, and ngắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 孽 (SV: nghiệt), 孽 (OC *ŋ(r)at) (B-S)

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    ngặt • (扢, 詰)

    1. strict; stringent; rigorous
    2. (by extension) poor
      • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “Ngôn chí 言志 17”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
        庄(Chẳng)謳(âu)兀(ngặt)庄(chẳng)謳(âu)𫅷(già)
        Not being afraid of poverty nor old age.

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