ngắc

See also: ngạc

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

    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

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