nhúm
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ɲum˧˦]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ɲum˦˧˥]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ɲʊm˦˥]
Etymology 1
Likely related to
nhóm
(
“
group
”
)
.
Noun
nhúm
a
small
amount
; a
pinch
of
five
fingertips
a
small
group
Verb
nhúm
to
pinch
a small amount with a
finger purse
Etymology 2
Verb
nhúm
North Central Vietnam
form of
nhóm
(
“
to
make
a
fire
, to
start
a
fire
”
)