ngập ngừng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From ngừng. Compare phồng > phập phồng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəp̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəp̚˨˩ʔ ŋɨŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋəp̚˨˩˨ ŋɨŋ˨˩]

Verb

ngập ngừng (reduplication ngập ngà ngập ngừng)

to be hesitant; to waver

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