A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / ngak

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嶽

• The highest peaks of mountains.

• ngŏ-ngâk sĭ tong-kok kâi mîaⁿ suaⁿ;

  these are famous mountains in China.

• ngŏ-ngâk sie chîo;

  the five protuberances of the face are opposite each other.

顗

• A still and respectful manner; decorous.

• i cò̤ pàng kò̤ ngâk-ngâk;

  he sits very quietly and decorously.

• i chut koi cŏ̤ tŏ̤ kīe tói, thóiⁿ cn̂g kâi m̄ ngâk;

  when she goes out in a sedan chair, she does not behave with decorum.

愕

• Startled; frightened.

• i cêk sî cū chak-ngâk;

  he was startled for a moment.

• hṳ́ hûe cē chak-ngâk, cū ìn m̄ lâi;

  he was frightened at the time and could not answer.

• kiaⁿ kàu chak-chak ngâk-ngâk;

  perfectly thunderstruck.

齶

• The roof of the mouth.

• cīeⁿ-ngâk pêh ūe kìe-cò̤ cīeⁿ-kieⁿ;

  the hard palate is commonly called the roof of the mouth.

鱷

• The crocodile; the alligator.

• ngâk-hṳ̂ sîam-lô̤ kò̤ kìe-cò̤ bâ-kíaⁿ;

  in Siam the alligator in called a cayman.

岳

• A wife’s parents.

• ngâk pĕ, ngâk bó̤;

  wife’s father and mother.

• lĕng ngâk;

  your wife’s parents.