gặm nhấm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • gậm nhấm

Etymology

From gặm +‎ nhấm, referring to the behaviour of wearing out teeth by grinding.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣam˧˨ʔ ɲəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣam˨˩ʔ ɲəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣam˨˩˨ ɲəm˦˥]

Noun

gặm nhấm

  1. related to rodents or lagomorphs

Derived terms

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