nơm nớp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of nớp, not used as a free morpheme.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nəːm˧˧ nəːp̚˦˥]

Adjective

nơm nớp

1. fearful; anxious; nervous; apprehensive

   Synonyms: ngơm ngớp, thom thóp