ngước

See also: ngược

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer; cognate with Mon လ္ၚာ် (təŋàik, “to look up, upwards”) and Eastern Bru ta.ŋə̤ːʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

ngước • (𥈴, 𬑥)

1. (of eyes) to look up

Synonyms

• nhìn lên