ngươi

Etymology 1
From, from. Cognate with,.

Pronoun

 * , someone I'm in conflict with or have contempt for

Usage notes

 * The corresponding first person pronoun is.
 * In archaic contexts, this word is used to refer to someone of lower social status, and it has a somewhat condescending connotation.
 * Such a condescending connotation is also utilized by translators to convey hostility between characters in foreign fiction works in place of (because mày, for some reason, just doesn't feel quite "right", especially if used by a younger character to refer to an older one), although some translators may use  instead. Some use both combinations of ta-mi/ngươi for characters of significant age difference, and tao-mày for characters of around the same age.

Particle

 * 1) * 16th century, Nguyễn Thế Nghi's (attributed) Tân biên Truyền kỳ mạn lục tăng bổ giải âm tập chú (新編傳奇漫錄增補解音集註), /translation of  ("Casual Record of Transmitted Strange-Tales") by.
 * "vi"
 * "vi"

- 碎庭臣𪢍𤽗立言蒸𣦛


 * 1) * 19th century,, Tale of :

Etymology 2
From, from ; cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

From the same root as and thus also the etymology above; compare,  and , ,  and ,.

Noun

 * 1) pupil

Usage notes

 * Pretty much always accompanied by the classifier in modern Vietnamese, to the extent that con ngươi has started to become lexicalized.