ngót

See also: ngọt, ngốt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngót • (𦬂)

(dated, usually of food) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water
Trứng ngót ― The Fable of the "Shrinking" Eggs

Adverb

ngót

(dated or literary) almost
ngót nghét 200 ― very close to 200

See also

rau ngót

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