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]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəm˨˩˨]

Verb

ngậm • (𫕖)

  1. to hold inside one's mouth

Derived terms

  • kẹo ngậm
  • ngậm đắng nuốt cay
  • ngậm tăm
  • viên ngậm
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