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ngót

Pronunciation Northern /ŋɔt˧˥/ Central /ŋɔ̰k˩˧/ Southern /ŋɔk˧˥/
shrink
2 senses 2 meanings
Verb
shrink
Adverb
almost
Details
2 senses · 2 meanings
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shrink

Verb · 1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to shrink Core ActionsTheme

To decrease in size or volume, often as a result of losing water content.

vi Mớ rau này bị ngót sau khi nấu.

en This bunch of vegetables shrank after being cooked.

almost

Adverb · 1 senses
Sense 1 Adverb
almost

Used to indicate that a quantity or state is very close to being reached.

vi Anh ấy đã đợi ở đây ngót hai tiếng đồng hồ.

en He has been waiting here for almost two hours.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣾃
Candidates by syllable
ngót 𣾃（𨓢）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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