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Etymology

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From Eastern Min (ngà̤).

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Nga

  1. A surname from Eastern Min.
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Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese (short for 俄羅斯俄罗斯 (Éluósī)), from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros), from Classical Mongolian ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus), from Middle Mongol 斡羅思 (oros), from Old East Slavic Рꙋсь (Rusĭ), from Proto-Finnic *roocci.

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Nga

  1. Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; official name: Liên bang Nga)
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  • Tai Dam: ꪈꪱ

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Nga

  1. (relational) of Russia, Russia’s, Russian
    Liên bang Ngathe Russian Federation

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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from

Proper noun

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Nga

  1. a female given name from Chinese

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