ngậm

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ŋəmʔ; cognate with Muong ngẫm. Compare also Bolyu /ŋəm³¹/.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngậm (𫕖)

to hold inside one's mouth

Derived terms

Derived terms

kẹo ngậm
ngậm đắng nuốt cay
ngậm tăm
viên ngậm

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