kìm
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kim³¹/
Noun
kìm
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (South Central Vietnam) kiềm
- (Southern Vietnam) kềm
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鉗 (“pincers”, SV: kiềm).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây, cái) kìm • (箝, 琴, 䰼, 鈐)
- either pincers, or more popularly, pliers
- Lấy cho bố cái kìm với cái cờ-lê.
- Bring me the pliers and wrench.