ngọng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [ŋɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

ngọng • (𡅑, 喁)

1. having dyslalia
2. (pseudolinguistics) to have certain sound shift(s) in one's speech, causing it to be stigmatized

   Cả nàng em lói ngọng, mỗi mình em lói thõi. (pseudolinguistic depiction of an exaggerated stereotype)

   My whole willage thpeakth badly; I alone thpeak vell.

Derived terms

• ngọng líu ngọng lô
• ngọng nghịu
• nói ngọng