Ngọ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ngo"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 午. Regular reading should be Ngỗ; compare regular reading ngỗ of 仵 (MC nguX), homophone of 午 (MC nguX) in Middle Chinese.

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᨦ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦉᦇ (ṡng), Isan ชะง้า, Lao ສະງ້າ (sa ngā).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɔ˨˩˨]
• Homophone: ngọ

Proper noun

Ngọ

1. a unisex given name from Chinese
2. the seventh earthly branch represented by the Horse

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi ^{(Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)}

Derived terms

• giờ Ngọ
• Tết Đoan Ngọ

Anagrams

• gọn