ngước

See also: ngược

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *lpŋaak, an infixed form of *lŋaak (“to bend head back”); cognate with Mon လ္ၚာ် (təŋàik, “to look up, upwards”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngước (𥈴, 𬑥)

(of eyes) to look up

Synonyms

nhìn lên

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