ngâm

See also: ngám, ngầm, ngậm, ngắm, and 'ngam

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋəm˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋǝm ~ *ŋam (“to immerse, soak”); cognate with Muong ngâm, Khasi ngam (“to dive into”).

Verb

ngâm

to soak, to steep

Adjective

ngâm

be soaked

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟.

Verb

ngâm

to recite (poetry); to read in a singing voice

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