"ngây" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ŋəj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ŋəj˧˧] [Huế], [ŋəj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: 𤷙 [CJK]
Etymology: Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|呆}}, {{der|vi|zh|呆//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">ngai</i>|t=dull-minded, stupid|tr=-}} Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai), {{vi-etym-sino|呆|dull-minded, stupid|ngai|hv=no|nocap=y}} non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=𤷙}} ngây • (𤷙), {{vi-adj|𤷙}} ngây • (𤷙)
  1. looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic Derived forms: ngây dại, ngây mặt, ngây ngô, ngây thơ
    Sense id: en-ngây-vi-adj-pv0z114M Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "呆//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">ngai</i>",
        "t": "dull-minded, stupid",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "dull-minded, stupid",
        "3": "ngai",
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      },
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      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𤷙",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𤷙"
      },
      "expansion": "ngây • (𤷙)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "𤷙"
      },
      "expansion": "ngây • (𤷙)",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ngây dại"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngây mặt"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngây ngô"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngây thơ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngây-vi-adj-pv0z114M",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ],
        [
          "stupefied",
          "stupefied"
        ],
        [
          "catatonic",
          "catatonic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngây"
}
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      "word": "ngây dại"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngây mặt"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngây ngô"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngây thơ"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "zh",
        "3": "呆//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">ngai</i>",
        "t": "dull-minded, stupid",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "呆",
        "2": "dull-minded, stupid",
        "3": "ngai",
        "hv": "no",
        "nocap": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 呆 (“dull-minded, stupid”, SV: ngai).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𤷙",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𤷙"
      },
      "expansion": "ngây • (𤷙)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𤷙"
      },
      "expansion": "ngây • (𤷙)",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese adjectives",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "looking stupid; looking naive; looking stupefied; catatonic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ],
        [
          "stupefied",
          "stupefied"
        ],
        [
          "catatonic",
          "catatonic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋəj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngây"
}

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