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Where does “ngu” come from?

ngu (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 伍, from Chinese 亻, from Chinese 工.

ngu (Vietnamese): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “ngu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese伍—
2Chinese亻—
3Chinese工—

Words derived from “ngu”

  • phòng ngủ
  • túi ngủ
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