Ngai

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/naɪ//(ə)ŋaɪ/

proper noun

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

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Meanings

Ngai1

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

Ngai2

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Ngai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngai

MLA

“Ngai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ngai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ngai.

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