ngắc ngứ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === ngắc ngư, ngặc ngừ === Etymology === Partial reduplication of ngắc (“to get stuck, stall”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˧˦ ŋɨ˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˦˥ ŋɨ˦˥] === Verb === ngắc ngứ • (㗁魚) to stumble over one's words, speak haltingly === Further reading === “ngắc ngứ”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.