ngắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “perhaps from 愕 "startled"; causing one to "hesitate" or "pause".”)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愕 (“startled”, SV: ngạc).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˦˥]

Verb

ngắc • (㗁, 𦝈)

1. to be stuck; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to be interrupted
2. to hesitate; to pause; to stall

Derived terms

• ngắc ngoải (to be at death's door)
• ngắc ngứ (to pause speech)