English Explanatory Dictionary

Ngai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.
name
  1. The monolithic creator god of the Kikuyu and related groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.

Pronunciation

/naɪ/ /(ə)ŋaɪ/

Word forms

Ngai

Etymology

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

Derived words

Ngai camphor
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