ngâm

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ngâm • (汵)

  1. to soak or steep
    ngâm chân ― to soak one's feet in water

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吟.

Verb

ngâm

  1. (poetry) to recite
Derived terms
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