ngan

See also: Ngan, ngàn, ngân, Ngân, and ngắn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 雁 (“wild goose”; SV: nhạn). Doublet of nhạn.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) ngan (岸, 狺, 鴳, 𪃛, 𪇩)

Muscovy duck

Synonyms

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