ngừng

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === ngưng === Etymology === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 凝 (SV: ngưng). Most likely not related genetically to the semantically close dừng (which is probably derived from an early form of 停 (MC deng)), but possibly exerted influence on each other. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨŋ˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨŋ˨˩] === Verb === ngừng • (𱐁, 𱥶, 󱜝, 凝) to stop, to desist ==== Synonyms ==== (to stop): dừng, ngưng (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) ==== Derived terms ====