ngượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋuuŋ ~ *lŋəəŋ (“mentally abstracted”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

ngượng (𢗾, 𬚣) (fully reduplicated form ngường ngượng)

embarrassed
clumsy; awkward; lumbering

Derived terms

Terms derived from ngượng

ngượng nghịu

ngượng ngùng

Related terms

sượng

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