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

• Gặm nhấm