Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngai

/naɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: ngai
IPA: /naɪ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.

name

The monolithic creator god of the Kikuyu and related groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.

Etymology

The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏 (ngai6), 倪 (ngai4), and 危 (ngai4).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Phrases

Ngai camphor

Homonyms

nye nigh

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce ngai?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪ/.
What does ngai mean?: Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.
Where does ngai come from?: The Cantonese romanization of any of three different surnames: 魏 (ngai6), 倪 (ngai4), and 危 (ngai4).

How to pronounce ngai

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