俄

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ngo5
POJ: ngô
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: Russia (short form), Russian
俄羅斯

The Teochew ngo5 reading appears under two separate etymologies with unrelated meanings ('suddenly; tilted' vs. short for 俄羅斯 'Russia'); the Russia sense was chosen as the more common modern usage, but this is a judgment call.

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