ngỗng
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Blench (2014) proposes Proto-Austroasiatic quasi-reconstruction *h.ŋaŋ. Compare Pacoh angoung (“goose”) and Bahnar ngong (“goose”).
Noun
[edit](classifier con) ngỗng • (𪄌, 鵝, 𤞒)
Derived terms
[edit]- gan ngỗng béo (“foie gras”)
Etymology 2
[edit]The fact that the shape of the vessel resembles a goose. Semantically, compare vịt.
Noun
[edit](classifier cái) ngỗng
- kind of spouted vessel
- Lão ta ngồi tu một ngỗng rượu
- He sat there and drank a whole ngỗng of rice acohol
Further reading
[edit]Blench, Roger. "Reconstructing Austroasiatic prehistory - Final Version" for Handbook of the Austroasiatic Languages. Jenny, M. & P. Sidwell (eds.). 2015. H Leiden: Brill. Unpublished