ca ngợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ca (歌, “song; to sing”) and ngợi (“to praise”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ŋəːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ŋəːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ŋəːj˨˩˨]

Verb

ca ngợi

1. to sing the praises of, to extol