ngốt

See also: ngót, ngọt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋut ~ *ŋuət (“to be hungry”). Cognate with Bahnar pơngot, Bulo Stieng ŋɔːt, Western Katu ŋɔɔt.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ngốt • (𤍆, 𪹰)

  1. oppressively hot and steamy; sweltering
    Phòng đông người ngốt lên được.
    The room grew oppressively hot because of the crowd.
  2. close and stuffy; stifling
    trong phòng ngốt quá ― it is so stuffy in the room

Verb

ngốt

  1. to covet; to thirst for; to crave; to hunger for
    ngốt của ― thirsty for riches
    ngốt của lấy vợ già hơn mình ― to marry a girl older than oneself because one covets her wealth

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