Nga
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nga"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ/, /(ə)ŋɑ/
Vietnamese
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 俄 (short for 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (éluósī)), from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (oros), from Old East Slavic Рꙋсь (Rusĭ), from Proto-Finnic *roocci.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˧]
Proper noun
- Russia (The largest country in the world, a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Liên bang Nga)
Alternative forms
- Nga La Tư (obsolete full transliteration)
Derived terms
- Nga ngố
Descendants
- → Tai Dam: ꪈꪱ
See also
- Liên Xô (“Soviet Union”)
- Xô viết, xô viết (“soviet”)
- Mát-xcơ-va (“Moscow”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 娥
Anagrams
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