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Ngai

/naɪ/

Ngai proper noun: any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.

Proper noun (1)

Ngai

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

Proper noun (2)

Ngai

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

Origin of Ngai

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

Words formed from Ngai

Questions about Ngai

What does Ngai mean?
Ngai means any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Ngai?
Ngai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ngai?
Ngai is pronounced /naɪ/.

Words near Ngai in the dictionary

  1. Ngaanyatjarra
  2. Ngaatjatjarra
  3. Ngadadjara
  4. Ngadju
  5. Ngadjumaya
  6. Ngai
  7. Ngai camphor
  8. Ngain
  9. ngaio
  10. ngaio weevil
  11. ngaios

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