Save Type Country Usage Vietnamese Scripts 俄(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm) Pronounced Pron. /ŋaː˧˧/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 俄 (nga), itself from Chinese 俄羅斯 (Éluósī, Èluósī), ultimately from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠰ (oros). This is the Vietnamese name for Russia.