ngoải
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Contraction of ngoài (“outside”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronoun[edit]
ngoải
Etymology 2[edit]
Contraction of ngoại (“maternal grandparent”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronoun[edit]
ngoải
- (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) she or he (referring to one's ông ngoại or bà ngoại)