ngu

ngu

1. water

• Herrmann Jungraithmayr, ‎Daniel Barreteau, ‎Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

ngu

1. goose

ngu

1. Alternative form of ngú

• Herrmann Jungraithmayr, ‎Daniel Barreteau, ‎Uwe Seibert, L'homme et l'eau dans le bassin du lac Tchad (1997), page 75

ngû

1. water

• William Samarin, A Grammar of Sango (1963)

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(t₁)ŋuul ~ *(t₁)ŋul ~ *(t₁)ŋəl (“stupid”). Related to ngây (“to look stupid”), ngơ (“be ignorant”) and ngố (“doltish”). See also Chinese 呆 and 愚.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˧]

ngu (俣, 愚)

1. stupid; idiotic; moronic
   • 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 2: Biến cố ở trường Đămri, Kim Đồng, chapter 13

     Tụi Kăply rúm người lại, lấm lét nhìn nhau, cố đoán xem cái "lũ ngu" mà ông K'Tul đang chửi te tua kia có phải là tụi nó hay không.

     Kăply and his friends cringed, furtively looking at each other, trying to guess whether that "idiotic bunch" Mr K'Tul was verbally abusing would be them.

• This word may sound very rough. For a softer one, use ngốc which can be even used endearingly.

• ngu muội
• ngu ngốc